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What is the main difference between quantitative futility and qualitative futility?
What is the main difference between quantitative futility and qualitative futility?
- Quantitative futility is decided by the patient, while qualitative futility is decided by the health professional.
- Quantitative futility is more common in medical practice than qualitative futility.
- Quantitative futility involves interventions with very little chance of benefiting the patient, while qualitative futility involves interventions with a very insignificant benefit. (correct)
- Quantitative futility is related to the patient's values, while qualitative futility is related to the family's values.
Who typically issues a medical certificate of death to the family?
Who typically issues a medical certificate of death to the family?
- The registrar of births, deaths, and marriages
- The doctor (correct)
- The coroner
- The police officer
What is the role of a coroner?
What is the role of a coroner?
- Determining if a death is due to natural or supernatural causes
- Issuing death certificates to the family of the deceased
- Ordering and conducting inquests into the circumstances of death (correct)
- Providing medical care to deceased individuals
In what situations might an investigation into the cause of death be carried out?
In what situations might an investigation into the cause of death be carried out?
What does a coroner have the authority to order as part of an inquest?
What does a coroner have the authority to order as part of an inquest?
What happens when a death is considered suspicious?
What happens when a death is considered suspicious?
Who has the responsibility to register a death with the relevant authority?
Who has the responsibility to register a death with the relevant authority?
What is the purpose of a death certificate?
What is the purpose of a death certificate?
What might be the reason for a post-mortem examination ordered by a coroner?
What might be the reason for a post-mortem examination ordered by a coroner?
How does a coroner's decision regarding an inquest depend?
How does a coroner's decision regarding an inquest depend?
When might a medical certificate of death be issued to the family by a doctor?
When might a medical certificate of death be issued to the family by a doctor?
In what cases might a coroner's decision be made personally rather than by a jury?
In what cases might a coroner's decision be made personally rather than by a jury?
What is an advance directive?
What is an advance directive?
When does an advance directive come into effect?
When does an advance directive come into effect?
What can be set out in an advance directive?
What can be set out in an advance directive?
What happens if a person has made a valid and applicable advance directive to refuse treatment?
What happens if a person has made a valid and applicable advance directive to refuse treatment?
Under what conditions can healthcare professionals withhold life-saving or life-prolonging treatment based on an advance directive?
Under what conditions can healthcare professionals withhold life-saving or life-prolonging treatment based on an advance directive?
What are advance healthcare directives sometimes referred to as?
What are advance healthcare directives sometimes referred to as?
What is the legal status of a DNAR form in England and Wales?
What is the legal status of a DNAR form in England and Wales?
What is the difference between an advance care plan and a Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR) form?
What is the difference between an advance care plan and a Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR) form?
Under what circumstances should a health professional transfer care of a patient to another health professional?
Under what circumstances should a health professional transfer care of a patient to another health professional?
What does 'medical futility' refer to?
What does 'medical futility' refer to?
In which situations can interventions such as mechanical ventilation or artificial hydration be withdrawn?
In which situations can interventions such as mechanical ventilation or artificial hydration be withdrawn?
What is the main purpose of a Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR) form?
What is the main purpose of a Do Not Attempt Resuscitation (DNAR) form?
Who can develop an advance care plan if the person lacks capacity to express their own preferences?
Who can develop an advance care plan if the person lacks capacity to express their own preferences?
What is the difference between medical futility and withdrawal of treatment?
What is the difference between medical futility and withdrawal of treatment?
