title: Inappropriate interventions in the dying patient.
abstract: A core competency of Nephrology should be the capacity to diagnose dying. Withdrawal of dialysis is ethically and legally valid.
authors.affiliation: Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, WA.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Siva
authors.affiliation: Depts of Renal Medicine and Palliative Medicine, St George Hospital, Kogarah, NSW.
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Brennan