The ______________ is the appointed individual named in the AHCD who has legal authority to make health care decisions for the person who has designated them.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


surrogate,designated surrogate,health care proxy decision maker,proxy decision maker An individual appoints a health care proxy decision maker/surrogate to make health care decisions for them.

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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a. first b. second c. third d. fourth

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When an oral burn can cause swelling of the airway structures, what si the pulmonary result?

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