Boy scouts for Henry

被引:2
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作者
Allen, RE [1 ]
机构
[1] Utah HealthCare Inst, St Marks Family Med, Salt Lake City, UT 84124 USA
关键词
medical decision making; palliative care; end-of-life care; terminally ill; empathy; practice of medicine/health care;
D O I
10.1370/afm.373
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Can we do anything for you? The question was embarrassing. Henry had been poked and prodded and preserved far beyond his wishes. in a medical system that scorns comfort care, a resident physician is troubled by the case of an elderly man with poor quality of life. An awkward attempt at a Boy Scout service project emphasizes how poorly we comfort the terminally ill despite modern technology and interventionalism.
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页码:79 / 80
页数:2
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