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An elderly patient who suffered a knee injury following a fall and who has severe degenerative disease in her knee is denied an arthroscopy. The orthopedic surgeon does not feel, given her age and severity of disease, that the procedure will help. What is this an example of?

▸ a judgement based on age

▸ a judgement based on severity of injury

▸ a judgement based the availability of services

▸ a judgement based on usefulness of therapy

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