by Between Life
permanent unconsciousness, 113–24, 121, 155, 187
persistent vegetative state, 56, 97, 113–24, 163, 187
pharynx, 71, 196
physician orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST), 154–55, 185, 196, 211n7, 214
physician-assisted suicide (PAS), 34, 38, 132, 135, 139–47, 196. See also euthanasia
platelets, 103, 196
pleural effusion, 73, 196
pneumonia, 56, 62, 64, 73–77, 93, 95, 109, 118, 182, 196
pneumothorax, 196
polio, 61
POLST. See physician orders for life-sustaining treatment
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 41, 64, 67, 129–30, 196
prayer: guidance at end of life, 18, 42, 56, 110, 121, 129, 139, 152, 162, 168, 176; for healing, 36–37, 121; hindrances to, 25, 65, 125, 134, 152, 158, 177; of Jesus Christ, 36–37, 172
psychiatric illness, 64, 129, 196
pulmonary edema, 73, 196
Satan, 67, 142
Schiavo, Terri, 89, 97, 205n1 (chap. 7)
sedation: for brain injury, 116; for cardioversion, 55; for dialysis, 107; in the ICU, 63, 143; for mechanical ventilation, 26–27, 74–80, 92, 182; for pain, 72, 85, 135; with voluntary active euthanasia (VAE), 139
self-determination, 32, 141, 144, 157, 193. See also autonomy
sepsis, 56, 72, 84, 160, 175, 197
service, Christian: during critical illness, 118, 121, 161; at end of life, 38–39, 79, 129, 133, 136, 158, 161–64, 185–88; during suffering, 37–40, 66–67, 156, 159, 161, 177; to God, 97–98, 106, 121, 144–45, 152, 159, 161–62, 169, 171
shock (electrical defibrillation), 48, 53–58, 181, 187, 194
shock (medical condition), 84–87, 104–6, 183, 193, 197
shortness of breath, 22, 96, 132, 135
sin: death is the result of, 24, 35, 66, 167–68; forgiveness of, 33, 36, 168, 172, 177, 188; suffering is not a punishment for, 35, 66–67; universality of, 65, 176
stent, 62
stroke, 14, 41, 56, 61, 72, 84, 90, 94, 115–17, 166
suffering: and compassion, 16, 23, 28, 32, 38–39, 43, 89, 97, 118, 132, 141–47, 160, 175–76; and God’s glory, 31–43, 67, 82, 110, 131, 157, 177, 190–91, 213; and God’s will, 15–16, 25, 31–43, 50, 63–67, 79–80, 93, 190, 200n1
suicide. See euthanasia
surrogate decision making, 28, 149–64, 165–74, 185, 193. See also advance care planning
total parenteral nutrition (TPN), 95, 197
trachea, 71–72, 75, 193, 197. See also endotracheal tube
tracheostomy, 76–77, 82, 118, 182, 197
transplantation, organ, 62, 101, 105
tubes, 14, 16, 22, 42, 64, 90, 93, 170
Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA), 119, 208n6
vasopressors, 62, 81–88, 183, 195, 197
vegetative state, 56, 89, 97, 113–22, 163, 187, 197
ventilation, mechanical: advance directives for, 15, 23–27, 40, 69, 79, 161–64, 186–87; and aggressive treatments, 15, 74, 77–80, 163, 182; and artificially administered nutrition, 92–95; and brain injury, 113–18; and cardiac resuscitation, 47–58; overview of, 16–17, 69–82, 95, 101, 128–30, 182, 194–97; potential harm of, 60, 63–65, 69, 73–80, 92–93, 118–19, 130, 133–34, 158
ventricular fibrillation (V-fib), 52, 54–55, 181, 194, 197
ventricular tachycardia (V-tach), 52, 54–55, 181, 194, 197
voluntary active euthanasia (VAE), 38, 139–40, 143, 197. See also euthanasia
Scripture Index
Genesis
1:26
33, 120, 144
1:27
171
2:7
63, 120
2:15
120
2:15–19
144
3:14–24
66
6:5–7
66
18:14, 25
172
18:25
121
19:24–25
66
50:20
66, 158
Exodus
16:11–12
98
20:13
33, 63, 118, 120, 143
20:18
142
34:6
159, 172
1 Samuel
book of
35
2:6
35–36
13:14
35
1 Kings
3:10–14
39
1 Chronicles
29:28
35
Job
book
37
1–2
67
20:27–29
35
38:8–11
36
42:2–3
37
42:7
35
Psalms
13:1
24
13:5
147
18:2
136, 188, 189
18:15
80
19:10
39
22:1
36
23:4
40, 189
31:5
57
31:15
36
33:6
80
34:18
159, 172, 189
39:5
35, 80
42:1–2
15
42:2
50
46:1
42, 159
46:1–3
189
52:8
190
52:8–9
147
73:24–26
190
73:26
25, 178
86:5
159
90:3
36
94:18–19
159
97:5
36
103:8
159
119:15
152
119:105
31, 142
119:160
31
121:1–2
190
136:1
136
139
57
139:1–2
79
139:13
120, 177
139:13–14
33, 169
139:13–16
87
139:14–16
171
147:3
159
Proverbs
3:5–6
178
10:16
66
Ecclesiastes
1:14
65
2:11
131
7:20
65
Isaiah
41:10
159
43:1–3
159
53:7
36
65:17
134
Jeremiah
book
114
1:5
159
Lamentations
3:31–33
159
Ezekiel
33:11
159
Hosea
6:6
118
Micah
6:8
29, 55
Matthew
4:4
98
6:10
37
6:20
152
9:22
176
10:22
173
11:28
88
14:13–21
98
22:39
38, 90
25:34–35
95
25:36–40
146
26:36–45
35–37
26:38
172
27:46
36
Mark
12:30
118
13:13
158
Luke
6:36
38
8:52–56
37
14:27
158
22:42
129
22:44
172
23:40–43
172
23:46
57
John
1:1
33
1:14
33
3:16
18, 57, 169, 177
6:35
98
9:1–3
66, 158
11
36, 66
11:25
57
11:25–26
40, 190
11:33–36
172
11:35
15
11:43–44
37
13:34
38, 118
13:34–35
90, 110, 133
16:33
158
Acts
12:23
35
17:24–25
37
17:25
33, 120
Romans
5:3–5
177, 190
5:12
35
6:23
15, 35
8:18
158
8:28
36, 158, 177
8:35
169
8:35–39
190
8:38–39
18, 40, 121, 136
12:1–2
66
12:15
173
14:8
33
1 Corinthians
6:19–20
32, 57, 144, 169
10:23
145
10:31
33, 63
11:23–26
39
15:26
15, 35
15:50–55
57
15:54
16
15:54–55
40, 121
15:55
177
2 Corinthians
4:16–18
191
4:17
82
4:17–18
40
11:14
142
12:7
39
12:9–10
191
Galatians
5:22–23
79
Ephesians
1:5
32
1:7
169
2:10
120
2:19
32
4:24
32
5:1–2
38
Philippians
1:20
169
1:21–26
39
1:22–26
136
Colossians
3:17
32, 51, 144
3:23–24
152
1 Thessalonians
4:13–14
121
4:13–18
80
4:14
40
1 Timothy
4:10
65
2 Timothy
3:12
158
3:16
80
Hebrews
12:1–3
36, 117
James
2:15–17
96
1 Peter
1:3
65, 146, 159
1:3–4
39
1:3–5
191
3:8
38
4:10
33
4:10–11
110
4:12–19
158
2 Peter
3:13
134
1 John
1:7
168
3:16–17
38
4:11
38
Revelation
21:4
131, 136, 159, 173, 177
21:4–5
191
Table of Contents
Cover
Newsletter Signup
Endorsements
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Introduction
Part 1 Dying, but Alive in Christ
1 Framing the Issue
2 Wisdom Begins with the Word
Part 2 A Detailed Look at Organ-S upporting Measures
3 Resuscitation for Cardiac Arrest
4 Introduction to Intensive Care
5 Mechanical Ventilation
6 Cardiovascular Support
7 Artificially Administered Nutrition
8 Dialysis
9 Brain Injury
Part 3 Discernment at Life’s End
10 Comfort Measures and Hospice
11 Physician-A ssisted Suicide
12 Advance C are Planning
13 Being a Voice
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Appendix 3
Glossary
Notes
Further Reading
General Index
Scripture Index
Landmarks
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