GeriPal
APRIL 4, 2024
She was resuscitated by EMS, but did not regain higher brain function, and was eventually diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state. Missouri set a very high bar, explicit written documentation that applies to this specific circumstance, which the Cruzan’s eventually cleared. And I think that’s where we want to be.
GeriPal
OCTOBER 5, 2023
James Tulsky did a study in the late 80s looking at how residents at UCSF talked about code status, where the paradigmatic way was, if your heart stops, do you want us to resuscitate it? You’ve had three documented conversations to “clarify code status.” Alex: Wait, what’s the linkage here? Alex: Thank you.
GeriPal
AUGUST 31, 2023
Why don’t people want to document serious illness conversations? I think this is actually bread and butter geriatrics. And then there’s this other time, and this gets to the geriatric patients, where you’re adapting to change and loss and then it’s a new normal that you’re trying to adapt to.
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