Citation

Li JMW, Breu A. Hospital Medicine Clinics 2012; 1(1): e124-e131.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2012)

DOI

10.1016/j.ehmc.2011.10.003

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

All patients must eventually deal with their own mortality and the hospitalist is often the provider who navigates them through the process. It is increasingly important that hospitalists are fluent in the language of end-of-life issues. This article introduces and enforces key concepts when treating patients who may be near the end of life. © 2012 Elsevier Inc.

Language: en

Keywords

human; suicide; law; resuscitation; survival; bipolar disorder; depression; mortality; review; death; euthanasia; disease association; priority journal; intensive care unit; practice guideline; terminal care; living will; hospital discharge; artificial ventilation; acute heart infarction; congestive heart failure; coronary artery disease; septicemia; heart arrhythmia; cardiopulmonary arrest; End of life; pneumonia; intubation; clinical assessment tool; osteoarthritis; patient preference; Advance directives; physician assisted suicide; Code status; Inpatient mortality; Medical Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment; Patient Self Determination Act; Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment