| Description |
vi, 227 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Indicated and nonindicated interventions-- Orders not to resuscitation (DNR) -- Legal implications of forgoing treatment -- Determination of death -- Informed consent -- Decisional capacity -- Beliefs due to religious and cultural diversity -- Truthful communication -- Competent refusal of treatment -- Advance planning -- Decision making for the mentally incapacitated patient -- The limits of patient preferences -- Failure to cooperate with medical recommendations -- Alternative medicine -- Enhancing quality of life -- Compromised quality of life and life-sustaining interventions -- Euthanasia and assisted suicide -- Care of the dying patient -- Suicide -- Role of interested parties -- Confidentiality of medical information -- The economics of clinical care -- Allocation of scarce health resources -- Influence of religion on clinical decisions -- The role of the law in clinical decisions -- Clinical research -- Clinical teaching -- Occupational medicine -- Public health -- Ethics committees -- Ethics consultation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Medical ethics.
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Medical ethics -- Case studies.
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Ethics, Clinical.
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Decision Making.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Author |
Siegler, Mark, 1941-
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Winslade, William J.
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| LC no. |
2005056178 |
| ISBN |
0071441999 (softcover) |
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0071100555 (International edition) |
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