Decisions of patients, their families, or legal guardians to refrain from giving permission for treatment or care is a bioethical issue of:
a. Withholding or withdrawing life support
b. Euthanasia
c. End-of-life planning
d. HIV/AIDS
ANSWER: a
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The automatic transport ventilator is contraindicated for all of the following intubated patients, EXCEPT:
A) a 17-year-old gunshot victim. B) a 4-year-old near-drowning victim. C) a 56-year-old patient in pulmonary edema. D) a 34-year-old patient with adult respiratory distress syndrome.
Your infant patient has died suddenly and unexplainably during sleep. You should:
A) leave the scene so the family can grieve. B) start resuscitation if indicated and provide support for the parents. C) question the parents to identify any child abuse. D) classify the death as an incident of SIDS and notify authorities.
The pacemaker's generation of an electrical impulse is called
A) conductivity. B) firing. C) capture. D) sensing.
Which mode on the ventilator would be most appropriate for a patient who is experiencing hypoxemic respiratory failure?
A) continuous mandatory ventilation (CMV) B) continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) C) intermittent mandatory ventilation (IMV)D) synchronized intermittent mandatory ventilation (SIMV)