Which of the following examples would refer to the double effect principle?
A. giving a high dose of pain medications to assist the patient in the dying process
B. to have the patient both sign the consent and also to express verbally their understanding
C. an allergic reaction to an antibiotic that was prescribed to treat an infection
Answer: C
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An AP axial cervical projection obtained using too much cephalic central ray angulation demon-strates
1. elongated uncinate processes. 2. obscured intervertebral disk spaces. 3. each vertebra's spinous process within the inferior adjoining vertebral body. 4. undistorted vertebra bodies. a. 1 and 2 only b. 3 and 4 only c. 1, 2, and 3 only d. 1, 2, 3, and 4
Your patient has been pregnant three times with two live deliveries. You should document this as:
A) gravida 3, para 2. B) gravidity 2, para 3. C) primagravida. D) para 3, gravida2.
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A) removed. B) chosen. C) packaged. D) all of the above.