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krzymel

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An elderly client with septic leg wounds develops multi-system organ failure. The physicians discuss treatment options with the family but explain that success to reverse the condition is minimal.
 
  The family has decided to stop all further treatment of the client. This scenario is an example of:
  1. medical futility.
  2. do-not-resuscitate.
  3. assisted suicide.
  4. active euthanasia.

Question 2

A client diagnosed with heart failure is experiencing feeling of helplessness and is uncertain about how her heart failure has been progressing. These feelings are referred to as:
 
  1. dysfunctional.
  2. dysphagia.
  3. dysrhythmia.
  4. dysthymia.


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Ksh22

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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
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Medical futility means that an identified therapy for a client has no medical benefit. Do-not-resuscitate means if a client stops breathing or the heart stops beating, resuscitation will not be provided. Active euthanasia is performing an action that ends a person's life. Assisted suicide is an action by a health care provider that assists a client in ending his or her life.

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krzymel

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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