The Abbreviation CVA Stands for a Diagnostic Test for a Stroke

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The abbreviation CVA stands for a diagnostic test for a stroke.

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Definitions:

Assisted Suicide

A practice in which a person provides assistance in the suicide of another, often to relieve them from suffering due to a terminal illness or incurable condition.

Lethal Drugs

Substances that are capable of causing death, either by overdose or as a component of capital punishment.

DNR Order

A "Do Not Resuscitate" order is a medical directive that instructs healthcare providers not to perform CPR or other life-saving measures in the event of cardiac or respiratory arrest.

Natural Death

A death that occurs from the aging process or from a disease for which treatment is either not desired or not effective, in the absence of any external and preventable contributing factors.