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physician estimates of prognosis  

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  • Physicians are routinely asked to make estimates of patient survival. In providing such estimates, physicians undertake two separate tasks: (1) they formulate a prognosis, or make a mental calculation of the patient's expected survival, and (2) they communicate the prognosis to the inquiring individual, often a patient or the patient's family. [Source: Encyclopedia of Medical Decision Making; Physician Estimates of Prognosis]

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