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Worthy of pain and suffering. Deserving of "heroic" medical measures. Based on "sponge-worthy." Scenario 1:
Med Student: "Ms. Jones has a multi-organ failure, sir." Senior MD: "Is she flog-worthy?" Med Student: "She was independent before all this happened." Senior MD: "Flog away. Intubated her, line her up, and start the pressors. Do everything you can to keep her alive!" Scenario 2: Med Student: "Ms. Jonese has multi-organ failure, sir." Senior MD: "Is she flog-worthy?" Med Student: "She is totally demented, has no family, and lives in a nursing home. She is DNR-DNI." Senior MD: Do not flog her. We're withdrawing care." |
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