What are some of the main reasons for why life sustaining treatments (LST) are sometimes provided despite being considered futile

According to the reading "Medical Futility at the End of Life," what are some of the main reasons for why life sustaining treatments (LST) are sometimes provided despite being considered futile? * (2 Points) Personal reasons such as feeling emotionally connected to the patient and professional concerns that with- holding or stopping care is legally prohibited and could result in losing their medical license Societal reasons such as providing life sustaining treatments being considered the norm and professional reasons such as thinking that the patient will improve if the treatments are continued Societal reasons such as thinking that providing futile care will improve health outcomes more broadly and O personal reasons such as not wanting to disappoint the patient or their family by refusing to provide LST Personal reasons such as feeling uncomfortable engaging in end-of-life discussions and professional con- O cerns that withholding or stopping treatments means they are failing to help care for the patient 4. According to the reading "Medical Futility at the End of Life," what measures are necessary to improve end-of-life decision making in intensive care units and issues related to futility? * (2 Points) Improving communication about futility with patients and their families by ensuring clinicians have proper O understanding of the meaning of futility as well as professional guidelines or policies on medical futility Ensuring that patients receive life-sustaining treatments to the extent that they and their families want O them, regardless of whether the clinicians think the care is futile, in order to protect patient autonomy Treating all cases of medical futility alike so that no patient is being privileged over others and ensuring that O all members of society are treated equally with regard to the distribution of health resoures Making sure the patient’s family is taken into account, such as providing life-sustaining treatments for the O benefit of the relatives to ensure that they have enough time to gather and say goodbye to the patient