Pair the following clinical situations with the most appropriate legal or ethical term related to end-of-life care.
- An individual drafts a document outlining their desire to refuse artificial feeding and mechanical ventilation if diagnosed with a terminal condition.Living Will
- An elderly patient legally assigns his neighbor to make healthcare choices on his behalf if he ever loses the cognitive ability to do so.Healthcare Proxy
- A hospital patient with end-stage heart failure requests that no chest compressions or defibrillation be given if their heart stops.Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Order
- A doctor gives a large dose of pain medication to a dying patient to alleviate severe distress, accepting the risk that it may suppress breathing.Principle of Double Effect
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1 matches Living Will; 2 matches Healthcare Proxy; 3 matches Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Order; 4 matches Principle of Double Effect.
Each scenario represents a classic, straightforward example of its matched concept. A living will details treatment preferences, a healthcare proxy designates a surrogate, a DNR restricts cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and the principle of double effect ethically allows symptom management that might hasten death as long as the intent is palliative.
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Core concepts and documents in advance directives and end-of-life care