Art of Medicine
Aug 2018

Do No Harm

Tracy A. Brader
AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(8):E774-775. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2018.774.

Figure. Do No Harm 

Figure 1 Do No Harm

Media

Acrylic paint on canvas.

Caption

After a goals-of-care conversation, this patient’s chart listed his status as “full-code.” As shown in this image, resuscitation was initiated for a 92-year-old man with metastatic malignancy after being found pulseless by the rounding team.

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Citation

AMA J Ethics. 2018;20(8):E774-775.

DOI

10.1001/amajethics.2018.774.

Conflict of Interest Disclosure

The author(s) had no conflicts of interest to disclose. 

The viewpoints expressed in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the AMA.