title: First, do not abandon.
authors.affiliation: Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA. vsperiyakoil@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Vyjeyanthi S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Periyakoil
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D006801:Humans; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations / Q000941:ethics; D016079:Refusal to Treat / Q000941:ethics*; D019452:Terminally Ill