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advance directive
ad·vance di·rec·tive [ ad-vans duh-rek-tiv ]
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A legal document that states the treatment or care a person wishes to receive or not receive if he or she becomes unable to make medical decisions (for example, due to being unconscious or in a coma). Some types of advance directives are living wills and do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Declarations by patients, made in advance of a situation in which they may be incompetent to decide about their own care, stating their treatment preferences or authorizing a third party to make decisions for them. (Bioethics Thesaurus)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Advance directives are legal documents that allow you to spell out your decisions about end-of-life care ahead of time. They give you a way to tell your wishes to family, friends, and health care professionals and to avoid confusion later on. A living will tells which treatments you want if you are dying or permanently unconscious. You can accept or refuse medical care. You might want to include instructions on The use of dialysis and breathing machines; If you want to be resuscitated if your breathing or heartbeat stops; Tube feeding; Organ or tissue donation . A durable power of attorney for health care is a document that names your health care proxy. Your proxy is someone you trust to make health decisions for you if you are unable to do so. NIH: National Cancer InstituteMedlinePlusU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Advance directives are legal documents that extend a person's control over health care decisions in the event that the person becomes incapacitated. They are called advance directives because they communicate preferences before incapacitation occurs. These documents usually address decisions regarding end-of-life care but may also...Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
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