Your Grandfather Has an Advance Directive and the Staff at the Hospital

question 30

Multiple Choice

Your grandfather has an advance directive and the staff at the hospital where he is receiving end-of-life interventions was informed of this.However, the physician and other health care providers are not following it.Your family is very unhappy about this situation.Why would a physician not honor an advance directive?

• A)They are too busy to remember that your grandfather had one.
• B)Hospitals do not follow advance directives.
• C)Physicians are reluctant to follow advance directives due to perceived legal vulnerability.
• D)They must be informed by the patient, not the family, of the advance directive.

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Definitions:

Renal Pelvis

The funnel-shaped structure in the kidney that collects urine from the nephrons and channels it into the ureter.

Renal Cortex

The outer portion of the kidney where most of the glomeruli and the convoluted tubules are found, involved in the filtration of blood.

Renal Medulla

The innermost part of the kidney composed of renal pyramids and tubules, crucial for the concentration and regulation of urine.

Ureter

A pair of muscular tubes that transport urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.