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SKILL BUILDING IN
ETHICS CASE CONSULTATION
Futility Case
This case involves a
patient for whom resuscitative efforts would likely bring no benefits but
would impose great burdens. However, the last statements/directives of the
patient included “wanting everything done.”
The consultants are challenged
by an attending physician whose style lacks subtlety and must try to blunt
the force of her approach and try to help the surrogate decision maker to
interpret the patient’s wishes in an effort to develop a consensus on a
treatment plan.
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