an example of how words matter. Typically, the conversation regarding ‘code status’ starts with the provider saying something along the lines of, “if your heart stops or you stop breathing, do you want us to resuscitate you?”. I didn’t understand that this question is so wrong on so many levels until my palliative medicine fellowship-Read more
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She died dec 24, 2017 at the age of 89 It may sound a bit odd, but I’ve always been a reader of the newspaper obituary section. It’s quite educational and the same time humbling to read about the lives of people from not only my local community, but the world at large. I firstRead more
Because this is so important, it’s getting repeated… Start the conversation with something along the lines of “what is your understanding of your current condition?” so you know what your patient/family understands. And this doesn’t just apply to the first interaction as illustrated by the following example. a Patient- one critically ill in the intensiveRead more
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