End-of-Life Care Definitions Quiz
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What is the primary goal when a patient is in the 'end of life' period?

  • To focus on comfort as the primary goal (correct)
  • To prioritize cure for the disease
  • To pursue further aggressive therapy
  • To seek alternative treatment options
  • What is the main focus of palliative care?

  • Aggressive treatment to cure the disease
  • Comprehensive treatment of discomfort, symptoms, and stress of serious illness (correct)
  • Providing hospice care to terminally ill persons
  • Enabling individuals to die at home
  • What is brain death determined by?

  • Permanent disappearance of vital signs
  • Flat EEG indicating death of brain cells (correct)
  • Absence of cardiac and pulmonary functions
  • Irreversible lifeless state
  • What does hospice care aim to provide to terminally ill persons and their families?

    <p>Care and services enabling individuals to die at home</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines somatic death?

    <p>Absence of cardiac and pulmonary functions</p> Signup and view all the answers

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