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Concept guidesWho decides when the patient can't: surrogates and advance directivesMid

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  • Med-legal & ethicsWalk me through how you'd handle a situation where the surrogate decision-maker is making choices the patient previously stated they wouldn't want.
  • Med-legal & ethicsA patient has two children acting as surrogates and they disagree. Walk me through your approach.
  • Med-legal & ethicsA patient's spouse is the listed health-care proxy, but the adult children disagree with their decisions. Walk me through your approach.
  • Med-legal & ethicsA patient with mild cognitive impairment wants to update their advance directive. Walk me through how you'd assess their ability to do so.
  • Med-legal & ethicsA patient is incapacitated and has no advance directive and no clear surrogate. Walk me through how to make decisions.
  • Med-legal & ethicsWalk me through how you'd handle a case where the patient's living will conflicts with the surrogate's current wishes.
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