Competent Refusal of Treatment by Persons with Capacity to Choose
{"Image DocumentName": "Competent Refusal of Treatment by Persons with Capacity to Choose", "Image ImageDescription": "Comment. Although 24 hours ago, Mrs. Cope was clearly decisionally incapacitated and was properly treated for pneumonia and ketoacidosis, despite her insistence to be left alone, the current situation is entirely different. She has now regained decisional capacity, can understand the situation, can consider the risks and benefits, and make up her mind. Her physician, nurses, and the consulting vascular surgeon agree that her decision is unwise\u2014the low risk of worsening renal function is more than compensated for by the substantial benefit of saving her leg. Mrs. Cope does not agree. Her family is divided, some siding with the doctors and some with Mrs. Cope.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}