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Aging and the ICU: Podcast with Lauren Ferrante and Julien Cobert

GeriPal

This idea that for critically ill patients in the ICU, geriatric conditions like disability, frailty, multimorbidity, and dementia should be viewed through a wider lens of what patients are like before and after the ICU event was transformative for our two guests today. GeriPal podcast with Linda Fried on frailty. Don’t ask anybody.

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An Introduction to Advance Directives

Traditions Health

The term advance directive is also at times referred to as a living will as it varies from state to state. This healthcare proxy should be someone you trust to make decisions for you, in the event you are unable to do so. As the disease progresses, you may begin thinking more about Do-Not-Resuscitate orders and mechanical ventilation.