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Under what circumstances might legally allow healthcare providers to stop resuscitative efforts on a 93-year-old cancer patient found to be apneic and pulseless during CPR? Option 1: The patient has a valid and properly documented Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order. Option 2: The patient's family requests the cessation of resuscitation efforts. Option 3: The patient's age exceeds 90 years old. Option 4: The patient's condition has not improved after 5 minutes of CPR.

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Under certain circumstances, healthcare providers may legally stop resuscitative efforts on a 93-year-old cancer patient found to be apneic and pulseless during CPR. These circumstances include: if the patient has a valid and properly documented Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) order; if the patient's family requests the cessation of resuscitation efforts; if the patient's age exceeds 90 years old; or if the patient's condition has not improved after 5 minutes of CPR.
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