title: The problems with "heroic measures": the case of Mr. X.
authors.affiliation: Enloe Hospital, Chico, California, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Calbert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wilms
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives; D000690:Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D008020:Life Support Care; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012121:Respiration, Artificial