title: Futility judgments and therapeutic conversation.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Ackerman
mesh_terms: D018864:Cultural Diversity; D003657:Decision Making; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012945:Social Values; D035501:Uncertainty; D028761:Withholding Treatment