When a Patient Insists on Having a Medical Cure but a Physician

question 28

Multiple Choice

When a patient insists on having a medical cure but a physician does not believe that medicine is necessary, the physician may prescribe sugar pills. Such fake pills are called _______.

• A)analgesics
• B)noceboes
• C)placebos
• D)antidepressants

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Definitions:

Compounded Semi-annually

The process of adding interest to the principal sum of a loan or deposit on a twice-yearly basis, resulting in interest on interest.

Payments

Amounts of money paid by one party to another, often at regular intervals, in exchange for goods or services.

Repaid

The act of paying back money that was borrowed from a person, bank, or financial institution.

Interest Rate

The ratio at which interest is applied to money loaned by a borrower from a lending party.