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ETHICAL ISSUES

In the course of caring for elderly patients, legal and ethical concerns frequently arise, posing special challenges. Some common challenges involve determining competence, resolving conflicts among decision makers, determining the available treatment options (including with¬holding or withdrawing treatment), and anticipating future decisions and death. Various factors, including individual and societal determina¬tions of benefits, burdens, resource [...]

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ETHICAL ISSUES

In the course of caring for elderly patients, legal and ethical concerns frequently arise, posing special challenges. Some common challenges involve determining competence, resolving conflicts among decision makers, determining the available treatment options (including withholding or withdrawing treatment), and anticipating future decisions and death. Various factors, including individual and societal determinations of benefits, burdens, resource [...]

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