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CharlieWard

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on: Jun 22, 2018
What is the purpose of advance directives?
 
  A) They give doctors permission to perform euthanasia or pull the plug on a patient.
  B) They give doctors the right to make medical decisions on behalf of a terminally ill patient.
  C) They instruct doctors to pursue all available treatment options in case the person is incapacitated and cannot speak for himself.
  D) They specify which treatments a person wishes to receive at the end of life.

Question 2

When a person is declared brain dead, his doctor knows that
 
  A) all signs of brain activity had ceased.
  B) an EEG might still show some brain wave activity.
  C) only higher brain functions had ceased.
  D) only lower brain functions had ceased.


matt95

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Reply #1 on: Jun 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

A


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