By hearing "palliative care", many of you think that I will try to make everybody DNR/I and discourage all the aggressive chemo/surgery/treatments. Don't you?

That's not true. That's not my job.

My job is to match the treatment and their unique goals.

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If a patient chooses DNR for an unreasonable reason, I would encourage them to change it to full code.

If a patient refuses an LVAD due to irrational fear, I would persuade them to do it.

In order to find their goal, we have to fully listen to them.

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I'm OK if they choose full-court press until the very end, as long as I did my best to explain all the available options, and most likely outcomes of those options.

I'm NOT OK, though, if they choose it by the lack of conversations, or bcz I couldn't explain clearly.

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