What Performance Status Score Is Assigned to Patients with Disabilities

question 28

Multiple Choice

What performance status score is assigned to patients with disabilities who require special care and assistance but not hospitalization?

• A) 20
• B) 30
• C) 40
• D) 50
• E) 60

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Definitions:

Associative memory

The ability of the brain to connect and link related items or concepts, enhancing the retrieval of memories.

Metabolic rate

The rate at which an organism's body converts food into energy, critical for sustaining life processes and determining energy expenditure.

Free radical

An atom or molecule that has an unpaired electron, making it highly reactive and potentially damaging to cells and tissues.

Endocrine system

A network of glands in the body that produces and secretes hormones directly into the bloodstream to regulate various bodily functions.