Physician Objective type Questions and Answers

21.Which is a designation placed on a patient's medical record indicating that in the case of cessation of circulation and breathing, artificial resuscitation is not to be done?
A.    Durable Power of Attorney
B.    DNR (do not resuscitate)
C.    Advanced Directives
D.    Prognosis
Ans: B

22.withdrawing medical care from a patient without providing sufficient notice to the patient is called_______?
A.    Agent
B.    Consent
C.    Abandonment
D.    AIDS
Ans C:

23.What is called when a legal agreement that allows an agent or representative of the patient to act on behalf of the patient?
A.    Advanced Directives
B.    DNR (do not resuscitate)
C.    Durable Power of Attorney
D.    Parens Patiae Authority
Ans: C

24.What is the virus that causes the immune system to break down and can eventually result in the disease AIDS?
A.    Privileged Communication
B.    Advanced Directives
C.    AMA (against medical advice)
D.    HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)
Ans: D

25.What is the prediction for the cause of a disease?
A.    Prognosis
B.    Minor
C.    Proxy
D.    Consent
Ans: A

26.a person assigned by a court to stand in place of the parents and possess their legal rights and responsibilities toward the child is called_______?
A.    In Loco Parentis
B.    Implied Consent
C.    Advanced Directives
D.    Consent
Ans: A

27.What is the various methods by which a patient has the right to self-determination prior to a medical necessity; includes living wills, health care proxies, and durable power of attorney?
A.    Abandonment
B.    Living Will
C.    In Loco Parentis
D.    Advanced Directives
Ans: D

28.What occurs when the state takes responsibility from the parents for the care and custody of minors under thee age of 18?
A.    Parens Patiae Authority
B.    Durable Power of Attorney
C.    In Loco Parentis
D.    Proxy
Ans: A

29.What is the consent granted by a person after the patient has received knowledge and understanding of potential risks and benefits?
A.    Consent
B.    Advanced Directives
C.    Informed (expressed) Consent
D.    Implied Consent
Ans: C

30.a legal document in which a person states that life-sustaining treatments and nutritional support should not be used to prolong life; a type of advance directive is called________?
A.    AIDS
B.    Minor
C.    Prognosis
D.    Living Will
Ans: D

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