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POLST / MOLST

Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment — a portable medical order covering CPR, intubation, antibiotics, and feeding tubes.

What they don't tell you

More specific than a DNR, more enforceable than a living will. Color-coded (often bright pink), travels with you between settings. Required reading for anyone with a serious illness or in their final years. Updated as conditions change.

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