Explain the court's decision regarding Elizabeth Bouvia


The courts held that a competent adult can refuse care and reinforced several critical elements:
a . The acuity of the patient is irrelevant to the allowance of treatment refusal.
b. The patient's own perceived view of her quality of life and treatment requirements necessary to preserve it are of paramount importance.
c. There is no meaningful legal distinction between mechanical life support and nasogastric feeding; both are invasive.
d. Distinctions between withholding and withdrawing care are legally irrelevant.

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A) Obtain a set of vital signs and determine whether the patient is taking medications or has any past medical problems B) Determine the exact compound that the patient was splashed with and the appropriate chemical antidote C) Hold the patient's eye open and begin flushing with large amounts of tap water, and continue this intervention throughout transport D) Cover both eyes with eye shields and move the patient to the ambulance for immediate transport

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In ____, uric acid deposits in the joints. 

A. Ewing's tumors B. gout C. Paget's disease D. scoliosis

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Which of the following is not a disadvantage of the paralleling technique?

A) The best images are obtained with the more difficult to position long (16 inch) PID. B) Image receptor positioning is difficult for patients with small mouths. C) There is a limited number of image receptor holders that accommodate the paralleling technique. D) It is more likely to excite an exaggerated gag reflex to achieve parallel position in the posterior region.

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