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1. Moss, A.H., Ganjoo, J, Sharma S, et al. Utility of the “Surprise” Question to Identify Dialysis Patients with High Mortality. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology: CJASN. 2008;3(5):1379-84. doi:10.2215/CJN.00940208.
Jefferson Antithrombotic Therapy Team. Front row L to R: Photi Galanis, MD, Julia Westfield, Heather Yenser, CRNP. Back row L to R: Lynda Thomson, PharmD, Dina Orapallo, CRNP, Geno Merli, MD, Tony...
It’s important to distinguish advance care planning from advance directives.
As health care becomes ever more complex, high-functioning hospital medicine groups are needed to navigate it.
To avoid potentially catastrophic situations, we should all use advanced care documentation as the start of a careful conversation about goals of care and treatment choices.