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Lucille signed a living will when she was 65 years old and in good health. It stated that wanted no extraordinary medical procedures to be used if doctors determined she would not recover. She was conscious of the ramifications of her decision, At the age of 85 she had a stroke in her brain stem and could no longer breath for herself or take in food. Doctors determined that she would not recover respiration or digestion.
Which of the following would be true in Lucille's case?

a. Lucille's children could override the living will because it was drawn up 20 years before the stroke occurred
b. Lucille could be given sedatives and pain medications but should not be put on a ventilator or given a feeding tube
c. Connecting Lucille to a ventilator to help with respiration would be permissible
d. Providing nutrients to Lucille through a feeding tube would be permissible

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B. Lucille could be given sedatives and pain medications but should not be put on a ventilator or given a feeding tube

Option b:-

Sedatives and painkillers can be given to Lucille, but do not wear a ventilator or administer a feeding tube.

When a person's cortical functioning ceases but brainstem activity continues a person is said to be in a?

If people are brain dead or have no brain activity, they are clinically dead. Physiological death can last within 72 hours. This is different from the vegetative state that occurs when the cerebral cortex ceases to record electrical activity but the brain stem is active

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