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Molst

Noun

a medical form that outlines the wishes of a person with a usually serious, progressive health condition regarding life-sustaining measures and end-of-life care (such as life support, palliative care, or CPR), and that must be signed by an authorized health-care professional (such as a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant) : POLST

MOLSTs … are … filled out by a health care provider based on a patient's wishes regarding issues such as artificial feeding, ventilators and cardiac resuscitation.

Sanskrit equivalent

जीवनरक्षणनिर्देशपत्रम्

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