Which of the Following Is an Unintended Consequence of the Medical

question 32

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an unintended consequence of the medical community's emphasis on prolonging life?

• A) Children learn to fear growing older and dying.
• B) Older adults have unrealistic expectations about what the quality of their life will be.
• C) Chronically ill patients have time to plan a funeral.
• D) It allows people to deny or avoid the certainty of death.

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Medical Records

Documented records of a patient's medical history, treatments received, diagnostic tests, and other health-related information.

FERPA

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, a federal law that protects the privacy of student education records.

Threatening Remarks

Statements that express an intention to inflict pain, injury, damage, or other hostile actions on someone in retribution for something done or not done.

Educational Record

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