End-of-life Care
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Misunderstandings involving documents meant to guide end-of-life decision-making are “surprisingly common,” said Monica Williams-Murphy, MD, medical director of advance-care planning and end-of-life education for Huntsville Hospital Health System in Alabama.
Talking with patients about their “bucket list” may be useful for physicians looking for ways to ease into advance care planning conversations.
Vietnam veterans’ wartime experiences can make management of their physical and emotional pain harder to treat near the end of life.