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What is Advanced care directives?

Advanced care directives are specific instructions, prepared in advance, that are intended to direct a person's medical care if he or she becomes unable to do so in the future.

Alternative Names:

Power of attorney; DNR; Do not resuscitate; Living will

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Acne may be the problem? - Acne Community

- Mar 12, 2007
Ok, so I have been recently been playing Vollyball now, and I have been sweating alot, and ...

Lump in Breast - Breast Cancer Community

- Jan 09, 2007
About 3 years a go i discovered a lump in my breast. I had a mamogram done and was tole tha...

Red dot in eye - Eye Care Community

- Apr 17, 2007
I got a red dot in my eye about 1/8th of an inch in a perfect circle a couple of days ago. ...

Milk Allergy - Allergy Community

- Jan 05, 2007
My year old son has been exclusively breastfed since birth. When we tried whole milk at th...

Breast Biopsy - Breast Cancer Community

- Mar 30, 2007
Am scheduled for a needle guided biopsy of two lumps in left breast on April 2nd. Am scared...

Pytergium Surgery - with autograft - stiches or stitchless? - Eye Care Community

- May 11, 2007
I am 54 years old and just had inter-ocular lens implants in both eyes - ReStor in one eye ...

Primary Open Angle Glaucom 8 y/o - Eye Care Community

- Apr 16, 2007
My question concerns my 8 y/o son with POAG diagnosis. Diagnosis in Dec '06, followed by a ...

Please Read - Cancer Community

- Apr 18, 2007
Does anyone know how fast it takes for a tumor in your head to grow? I had a MRI 6 months...

In terrible pain but no answers - not sure can't take much more - Fibromyalgia / CFS Community

- Dec 23, 2006
Hi everyone im at my witts end. I am 37 and have been having severe burning scalp, facial ...

Period 3 times since Dec 4 - Menopause Community

- Jan 08, 2007
Hello! Wanted to see if any women out there have run into this before i make and appt to s...
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