Palliative Care Quiz: Do You Know How to Comfort?

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When an individual is faced with an illness that is possibly non-curable, medical treatment is not only prolonging life but enhancing the quality of life. Palliative medicine in America aims at lessening pain, decreasing pressure, and caring for patients and their families. It is not merely at the end of life but applicable to anybody with long-standing illnesses such as cancer, heart failure, or Alzheimer's. Most Americans are ignorant about palliative medicine, but it is life's darkest moments where it is able to deliver comfort, dignity, and peace.This quiz will test your knowledge of how comfort,passion and medical care come together.

Which approach is most common in palliative care?

  • Single doctor

  • Self-care only

  • Team approach

  • Online advice

What is hospice care?

  • Home repairs

  • End-of-life care

  • Quick check-up

  • Surgery center

Why is communication important in palliative care?

  • Avoid confusion

  • Build trust

  • Reduce stress

  • All of above

Which care is part of palliative care besides medicine?

  • Massage therapy

  • Financial advice

  • Food delivery

  • House cleaning

What does “quality of life” mean in palliative care?

  • Longer years

  • Comfort and dignity

  • Expensive care

  • Faster recovery

What role do families play in palliative care?

  • No role

  • Write notes

  • Provide medicine

  • Emotional support

Which patients need palliative care most?

  • Serious illness

  • Broken bones

  • Common cold

  • Minor injuries

Which symptom is most often managed in palliative care?

  • Pain

  • Hair loss

  • Sneezing

  • Coughing

What is the main focus of palliative care?

  • Cure disease

  • Relieve suffering

  • Prevent infection

  • Shorten treatment

What is the ultimate goal of palliative care?

  • Add years

  • Improve comfort

  • Replace treatment

  • Save money

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