A 79-year-old woman with dementia is admitted with pneumonia. She is confused and unable to understand or retain information about her treatment optio...

Question

A 79-year-old woman with dementia is admitted with pneumonia. She is confused and unable to understand or retain information about her treatment options. There is no advance decision. What is the most appropriate approach to making treatment decisions?

Accepted Answer

Make a best interests decision after considering her past and present wishes and consulting those close to her

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Assume she would want all available treatments regardless

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Ask her son to make all decisions as next of kin

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Do nothing until she regains capacity

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Apply to court for every treatment decision

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Best interests decision-making

A 79-year-old woman with dementia is admitted with pneumonia. She is confused and unable to understand or retain information about her treatment options. There is no advance decision. What is the most appropriate approach to making treatment decisions?