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William Bergman ______.A.was eighty-five years oldB.was a young manC.had never had childre
William Bergman ______.
A.was eighty-five years old
B.was a young man
C.had never had children
D.was a middle-aged man
William Bergman ______.
A.was eighty-five years old
B.was a young man
C.had never had children
D.was a middle-aged man
Eighty-five-year-old William Bergman, a terminal cancer patient, died in February 1998【C6】______ spending six days at Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley, California. Bergman's children say he suffered【C7】______ because Dr. Wing Chin didn't administer enough painkillers. Beverly Bergman, the patient's daughter, says, "When you're【C8】______ , and you're treating a person with【C9】______ pain or intractable pain, there are consequences. We think that's what the jury said today."
During the month-long trial, Dr. chin【C10】______ that he followed【C11】______ pain management protocols. Bob Slattery, Dr. Chin's defense lawyer says, "Quite frankly, I think that the doctor complied【C12】______ the standard of care, and that the evidence that we【C13】______ showed that." Family members acknowledged on the stand that they didn't directly ask the doctor for more medication. Alice Edlinger, Bergman's daughter, says, "We trusted that they knew what they were doing to【C14】______ my father's pain."
Advocates for terminally ill patients say under- medication for pain is a【C15】______ problem. Jim Geagan, a family attorney, says, "I think the effect of this is going to be a【C16】______ increase in consciousness in California and, I hope, throughout the country,【C17】______ physicians have to make pain management a priority."
Bergman's family chose to【C18】______ for elderly abuse【C19】______ California malpractice laws don't allow pain and suffering awards for the deceased. The jury award, 1.5 million dollars, is【C20】______ to be reduced to 250-thousand dollars to comply with a state cap on awards.
【C1】
A.liable
B.invalid
C.illegal
D.guilty
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
What happens to Jeffrey Wyegand, when he reveals the big news to Lowell Bergman?
A.His former company compromises with him.
B.He is still able to keep himself anonymous.
C.He has eventually got his life into great trouble.
D.Lowell Bergman conceals his identity as promised.
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
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