The functionalist argues that a consumer (patient) is not in a position to shop for medical treatment the way one shops for other products or services because the consumer cannot evaluate the need for treatment.
This refers to the issue of __________. a. product uncertainty
b. restricted entry
c. misallocated supply
d. information
Rebecca and her spouse have met with their attorney to prepare their advance directives, which means __________.
a. they have decided to use the ACA
b. they have prepared a written statement outlining their wishes for medical care
c. they have made a will outlining where their assets will go
d. they have purchased long-term care insurance
Hadad plans to go to medical school and study palliative care, which means that he will focus on care __________.
a. to reduce sexually transmitted infections
b. to help elderly women who are widowed
c. to assist people with terminal illnesses commit legal suicide
d. to improve the quality of life for those who are suffering a life-threatening illness
The painless killing of a patient suffering from a terminal illness or irreversible coma is called __________.
a. euthanasia
b. the patient's bill of rights
c. CAT scan
d. advance directives
The case of Terri Schiavo illustrates issues surrounding __________.
a. HIV treatments
b. infant mortality
c. death with dignity
d. privacy and patients rights
Physician-assisted suicide __________.
a. is an example of euthanasia
b. is legal in every developed country except the United States, Holland, and South Africa
c. was brought to Americans' attention by Dr. Donald Maynard
d. is legal in California, Montana, and Connecticut
__________ is a program, funded from Social Security taxes, that is designed to cover some of the medical expenses of people age 65 and beyond.
a. Medical Assistance
b. Medicare
c. Aid to the Aged
d. Medicalcare
Will smokes cigarettes. Which of the following most likely represents Will's demographic characteristics?
a. Black; high school graduate; lives in the Northeast United States
b. Hispanic; age 1825; below poverty level
c. American Indian/Alaska Native; has not completed high school; lives in the Midwest
d. Black; lives in the South; 1825
Data from the CDC indicate that __________ deaths have been attributed to tobacco use between 1965 and 2014.
a. almost 5 million
b. almost 11 million
c. almost 21 million
d. over 40 million
With respect to smoking, __________.
a. the first report on the health consequences of smoking was released in 1956 by the tobacco companies, indicating that smoking helps cure the common cold
b. smoking is the leading high-risk behavior associated with poor health and early death
c. the share of the adult population who smoke has increased slightly since the first report on smoking and health was released
d. almost 9 million Americans have died as a result of smoking since the first report on smoking and health was released, and some in this group were nonsmokers who died by exposure to secondhand smoke
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