Preferred Label : Living Will;
Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A type of legal advance directive in which a person describes specific
treatment guidelines that are to be followed by health care providers if he or she
becomes terminally ill and cannot communicate. A living will usually has instructions
about whether to use aggressive medical treatment to keep a person alive (such as
CPR, artificial nutrition, use of a respirator).;
Codes from synonyms : CDR0000441252;
Origin ID : C93326;
UMLS CUI : C0023914;
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