What questions do I ask a patient who is dying?

Answer:  Consider asking them Susan Block’s four questions:

  1. Do you know your prognosis?
  2. What are your fears about what is to come?
  3. What are your goals; what would you like to do as time runs short?
  4. What are the trade-offs you’re willing to make? How much suffering are you willing to go through for the sake of the possibility of added time?

How to Talk About End-of-Life Care with a Dying Patient from The New Yorker on FORA.tv