Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions in Clinical MedicineA practical handbook giving information relevant to the ethical issues and decisions a health care provider must deal with on a daily basis. Brief case illustrations cover the issues at hand, instead of complicated legal and philosophical discussions. The book is organized to provide easy access to both special ethical problems and more general considerations. Ethical issues are divided into five general categories: indications for medical interventions; quality of life; socioeconomic factors; and medical considerations concerning the infant and minor patient. The book also examines the ethical dimensions of assisted suicide controversy. |
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... physician recommends and also other options which the physician may believe are less desirable but which are still medically reasonable . In so doing , the physician may make it clear why he or she con- siders these other options less ...
... physician recommends and also other options which the physician may believe are less desirable but which are still medically reasonable . In so doing , the physician may make it clear why he or she con- siders these other options less ...
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... physician administers 200 mg of morphine sulfate intravenously . Case III . Ms. Comfort is in the same situation as in Case II , but requests her physician to prescribe a supply of barbiturates suf- ficient for her to end her life , to ...
... physician administers 200 mg of morphine sulfate intravenously . Case III . Ms. Comfort is in the same situation as in Case II , but requests her physician to prescribe a supply of barbiturates suf- ficient for her to end her life , to ...
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... physician , the military physician , and the prison or police physician may encounter conflicts of interest . As physicians they are obligated to serve those who come to them as patients ; as employees they have some obligations to ...
... physician , the military physician , and the prison or police physician may encounter conflicts of interest . As physicians they are obligated to serve those who come to them as patients ; as employees they have some obligations to ...
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