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Results 1 - 5 of 5 for Advance directive
  1. Advance Directives (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... too ill or hurt to express your wishes? Advance directives are legal documents that allow you to spell ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/advancedirectives.html - Health Topics
  2. Mental Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    What are mental disorders? Mental disorders (or mental illnesses) are conditions that affect your thinking, feeling, mood, and behavior. They may happen ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/mentaldisorders.html - Health Topics
  3. Medical Ethics (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... care: Should a patient receive nutrition? What about advance directives and resuscitation orders? Abortion: When does life begin? Is it ethical to terminate a pregnancy with a birth defect? Genetic and ... is it ethical for her to withhold information from you or your family?
    https://medlineplus.gov/medicalethics.html - Health Topics
  4. Critical Care (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... to communicate. It's important that you have an advance directive in place. This can help your health care ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/criticalcare.html - Health Topics
  5. End of Life Issues (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... care and hospice care you wish to receive Advance directives can help make your wishes clear to your ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/endoflifeissues.html - Health Topics