Benjamin J. Hoover, MD

Hypotension acts synergistically to affect mental status by compounding problems with gas exchange, neurovascular dynamics, neuronal metabolism, and neurotoxicity.

Approximately half of the individuals who take their own life have had contact with their primary care provider within the month before their death.

The authors explore the complexity, intensity, and critical decision-making faced by health care staff while caring for chronically and critically ill patients, especially in the context of medical futility.