title: "Do everything!" Encountering "futility" in medical practice.
authors.affiliation: MeritCare Medical Group, Fargo, North Dakota, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D000574:American Medical Association; D002835:Christianity; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D003657:Decision Making / Q000941:ethics; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D007599:Judaism; D008020:Life Support Care / Q000941:ethics*; D018447:Medical Futility / Q000941:ethics*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D026706:Paternalism / Q000941:ethics; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D010820:Physicians / Q000523:psychology; D016079:Refusal to Treat / Q000941:ethics; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000941:ethics*; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D014481:United States; D028761:Withholding Treatment / Q000941:ethics*