CME Questrions
1. According to Joanne Wolfe, MD, lead author of a study and instructor in pediatric oncology at Harvard University, the results point to the need(s) for:
A. Better transition between hospice and intensive care unit care
B. Improvement in quality of life during end-of-life care
C. Legislative changes allowing for the use of stronger medications
D. All of the above
2. The most common complaint(s) parents cited in the study "Symptoms and Suffering at the End of Life in Children with Cancer" were:
A. Fatigue
B. Pain
C. Poor appetite
D. All of the above
3. One of the most disturbing findings comparing caucasian and African-American women with breast cancer, according to James J. Dignam, PhD, research assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh’s Department of Biostatistics, is:
A. Treatment was delayed or postponed
B. Treatment was not necessarily optimum
C. Patients were told the cancer was in remission
D. All of the above
4. The problem with ethnic bias, according to Barbara Ross-Lee, DO, dean of The Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medi cine, is that:
A. All minority Americans have problems getting equal health care treatment
B. Physician attitudes can never be changed
C. Hospital accreditation is jeopardized
D. All of the above
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