Discuss catheterization with the patient


Problem: During your night shift in the emergency room, Mr. Jones, a 78-year-old African-American man with 2 hours of substernal chest pain, diaphoresis, and dyspnea has elevated ST segment of 2 cm in leads II, III, and AVL. You call the cardiologist and then begin to discuss catheterization with the patient, who politely declines, telling you he will be "fine." This behavior is best understood as which one of the following? a. Mistrust that is a cultural characteristic of African Americans b. Pervasive African peasant cultural beliefs of zero-sum that have influenced African-American contemporary culture c. A lasting result of the Tuskegee Public Health Department's syphilis "sham study," that caused all African Americans to fear doctors d. The result of a pervasive historical legacy of health care disparities

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