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gpsbrar
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09/29/05 - 01:09 PM

36 yr woman with a strong family history of breast cancer refuses a mammogram because she heard it hurts. What do you do?
This a question from First Aid.
Answer is Discuss the risks and benifits ........................... You must abide by her wishes.

I had a similar questionin the Kaplan Qbank. It had this option too but the answer was offer analgesic for the pain.

So if anyone could tell me what is the correct answer.

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drkaur
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09/29/05 - 01:18 PM

i think gps
its according to answer choices they given to us. In q bank que that choice is not there to discuss risk and benefits thats why this is the answer.
not sure surly sad diti brar ji .

sturge_weber
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09/29/05 - 10:08 PM

well , the answer will be that u have to ultimately listen to the patients wishes, but before that u have to know why the patient is refusing it, its denial, so u have to make the patient comfortable, and if there were a choice, please why it hurts, or which could be an open ended question, or facilitation, go for that before giving up to the patients wishes,

u must know wht the patient is refusing treatment

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