The ------of treatment is a decision to discontinue treatment or medical interventions for the patient

• A. Cessation
• B. Discontinuation
• C. Withdrawal
• D. Stoppage

Answer: (C)

This question is about the terminology used for ending ongoing medical care. The phrase that fits is withdrawal of treatment, which describes stopping interventions that have already been started or are currently in place. In ethical and legal discussions, withdrawal is the standard way to express ceasing active medical care when it no longer aligns with the patient’s goals, best interests, or stated wishes, such as turning off a ventilator or discontinuing life-sustaining measures after a decision has been made.

Cessation and stoppage feel more general and don’t capture the specific moment of halting ongoing medical interventions in a clinical setting. Discontinuation is plausible and used in some contexts, but withdrawal is the term most consistently used in medical practice and law to denote stopping treatment that is already being provided.