Life-sustaining treatment is considered qualitatively futile when it can afford the patient
A) No benefit
B) No hope of ever leaving the intensive care unit
C) Exceedingly poor benefits
D) All of the above

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Qualitatively futile treatment refers to treatment that is unlikely to provide any tangible benefits, even if it does prolong a patient's life. This can be due to the severity and/or irreversibility of the patient's condition, or the harmful side effects of the treatment itself. Therefore, options A, B, and C are all examples of situations in which life-sustaining treatment would be considered qualitatively futile.

Life-Sustaining Treatment Is Considered Qualitatively Futile When It Can Afford