When discussing serious illness, you usually have a lot of medical information you want to convey, but in most cases, your job is not just to disclose medical information. Your role is to help your patient and their family process this information and then use it to make decisions about medical care. Since emotions have a huge effect on your patient’s ability to process this information, it’s very important to recognize when it’s time to:
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