Ms. T is a 78-year-old woman with moderate dementia who refuses extraction of an abscessed tooth. She states that the infection “will get better on its own” despite the dentist explaining the risks of the infection spreading and causing serious illness. Using the four components of decision-making capacity, explain whether Ms. T appears to have the capacity to refuse treatment.

When determining if a patient has capacity, the ability for a patient to state the meaning of relevant information, such as diagnosis, risk, and benefits of a treatment or procedure, is known as which of the following: 

Which of the following religions considers artificial nutrition and hydration to be ordinary care, and therefore does not permit the removal of artificial nutrition and hydration from a patient who would otherwise survive with the continued use of the intervention? 

Which of the following are functions of an ethics committee?

An 18-year-old Jehovah’s Witness, Bob, presents in the Emergency Department with bleeding after a car accident. When Bob arrives at the hospital, he is alert and oriented. He tells the medical resident that he is a Jehovah’s Witness and that he does not want a blood transfusion, even if it means he will die. Several minutes later, Bob lost consciousness due to loss of blood. Bob does not have anyone present who can make decisions on his behalf. It becomes imperative that Bob receive a blood transfusion to survive.  Based on what we learned in class, what is the ethically acceptable way to handle this situation?

Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder

In older women, osteoporosis is thought to be primarily due to 

Blood flow to the brain is interrupted with the occlusion of which artery?

Children with social or communication deficits, fixated interests and repetitive behaviors are likely exhibiting symptoms of

Pain is thought of as