Exam 20: A Lifetime of Health

Anthony has drafted a handwritten statement specifying who should inherit his possessions.Which type of document is this?​ 

Jeremy intends to die at home rather than in a hospital,and does not want to be revived should his heart stop beating.Which document should he sign?​ 

Obesity is the most common nutritional disorder in older people. 

What do physicians say is the principal concern of the terminally ill?​ 

A young man suffering from AIDS-related symptoms and an elderly woman with incurable cancer have taken their own lives.Were these "rational" suicides? Why or why not?

A(n)____________________ is a homelike health-care facility or program committed to supportive care for terminally ill people.

Match the terms often associated with end of life to the proper reference. -heart stops beating

The moment the soul leaves the body is considered ____________________ death by many religions.

Which type of autopsy is performed to establish the cause of death and to gather information about the death for use as evidence in any legal proceedings?​ 

Nationwide,autopsies are conducted on nearly half of the patients who are pronounced dead in a hospital. 

Lack of physical activity,dangerous for the young,is far less perilous among the old. 

Advance directives specify the kind of medical treatment individuals want in case of a medical crisis. 

Alzheimer's disease is a type of ____.

Sally Ann's mother,who is being kept alive by a respirator,is in a state of total unconsciousness.In other words,she is in a(n)____. 

Hospice workers generally work ____.

On average,each death leaves ____ people bereaved. 

For conclusive diagnoses of mild cognitive impairment,physicians must utilize an array of neuropsychological,mental status,and laboratory tests. 

Terence is seriously ill and unable to care for himself.Who is most likely to see to his day-to-day needs?​ 

____________________ is a condition in which losses in bone density become so severe that a bone will break with even a slight trauma or injury.

According to a recent international study,which country has the longest-living men?