RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Refusal: Deciding to Pull the Tube JF The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine JO J Am Board Fam Med FD American Board of Family Medicine SP 671 OP 673 DO 10.3122/jabfm.2010.05.100058 VO 23 IS 5 A1 Jennifer Frank YR 2010 UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/23/5/671.abstract AB A senior medical student grapples with her patient's end-of-life decisions, which are in stark contrast to the decisions made by her own grandfather facing a similar disease. As she explores her role and responsibility to her patient, she considers what it means to provide futile care and how to negotiate her own beliefs with the demands of her patient's family.