SAE Prep Exam with Questions and Answers

SAE Prep Exam with Questions and Answers Which of the following advanced directives describes the treatment a patient would want if he became terminally ill, but has not specifically appointed someone else to make the medical decisions? A. DNR B. Patient bill of rights C. Notarized living will D. Durable power of attorney for health care ANSWER C. Notarized living will A patient in end-stage liver failure develops ascites and SOB. Tissue edema would most likely be visible in the patient's A. ankles B. abdomen C. thorax D. hands ANSWER B. Abdomen A 78 year-old male patient recently underwent abdominal surgery for repair of a complicated left hernia. Two days after surgery, the patient's chest x-ray reveals an elevated diaphragm on the left, crowded pulmonary vessels and scattered thin-layered densities. These findings would be most consistent with A. atelectasis B. pneumothorax C. pneumonia D. pulmonary edema ANSWER A. atelectasis