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2. a type of euthanasia that requires the patient’s consent or that of his or her designated representative to use medical means to end the patient’s life
5. type of advance directive that specifies an individual’s end-of-life wishes
6. requires providers to ask patients if they have advance directives
10. administers the organ procurement and transplantation network
11. a type of euthanasia that is a conscious medical act that brings about death
12. services for patients with terminal illness and their families
13. type of power of attorney that identifies a person to take responsibility for a patient’s healthcare decisions
15. life in a medical crisis
16. a condition of deep stupor a patient cannot be roused by external stimuli

1. decision establishes the primacy of patients’ wishes over the state’s duty to preserve life
3. type of care to treat a patient’s symptoms to make dying more comfortable
4. order written at the request of patients that cardiopulmonary resuscitation is not be used to
6. is a type of euthanasia that allows the patient to die naturally without life-prolonging treatments
7. a type of euthanasia is the act of ending a patient’s life by medical means without the consent of the patient or his or her representative.
8. Circulatory and respiratory functions have irreversibly ceased directives Advance _____ allow an individual to make known his or her wishes with regard to end-of-life care
9. type of care directed toward curing a patient’s disease
14. Postmortem examination