06-15-2010, 05:35 PM
17 year old boy with cystic fibrosis with near complete collapse of pulmonary functioning which the doctors think will never be better . he is on ventillator . a few days later when the doctor visits him the boy says that wants mechanical ventillation to be terminated . i thought about it a lot and that is my wish . when the boys wishes are related to the parents they r upset and ambivalent as how to proceed . the most likely outcome of this case is , the mecahanical ventillation will be
a maintained indefinitely
b maintained until such time that the parents give a clear decision
c maintained until the boy reaches the majority age
d terminated as the boy requests
e terminated or maintained at the attending physicians discretion
a maintained indefinitely
b maintained until such time that the parents give a clear decision
c maintained until the boy reaches the majority age
d terminated as the boy requests
e terminated or maintained at the attending physicians discretion