Your Friend Leila Has Had Several Miscarriages;therefore,her Doctor Has Prescribed

question 24

Multiple Choice

Your friend Leila has had several miscarriages;therefore,her doctor has prescribed daily heparin injections to reduce the risk of miscarriage with her current pregnancy.Leila dislikes self-administered injections and asks you if heparin pills might be available instead.What should you tell her?

• A)Yes,heparin is available in pill form and easily obtainable.
• B)No,heparin is destroyed by stomach acids.
• C)Yes,heparin pills are available but very expensive and not covered by most insurance.
• D)No,not enough people take it daily to make it cost-effective.

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Definitions:

Obedience

is the act of following orders or instructions from an authority figure, often studied in psychology as a behavior of compliance.

Groupthink

A psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people, where the desire for harmony or conformity in the group results in an irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcome.

Democratic

Pertaining to a system of government by the whole population, typically through elected representatives.

Social Facilitation

The tendency for an individual's performance on a task to be influenced by the mere presence of others, often leading to improved performance on simple tasks.