When considering the trajectory of a specific disease, what is the most important concept?
a. Hospital admissions
b. Physical functioning
c. Quality of life
d. Symptom management
ANS: B
The disease trajectory occurs from the onset of a life-limited diagnosis until death. Physical functioning determines the decline in the patient's physical status. Decline in status is used to determine when to intervene with palliative and end-of-life care.
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