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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... respiratory function . Fetal surgical repair is theoretically the most efficacious approach , but is experimental ... respiration in the event of acute cardiac or cardiopulmonary arrest . CPR , in its simplest form of mouth - to - mouth ...
... respiratory function . Fetal surgical repair is theoretically the most efficacious approach , but is experimental ... respiration in the event of acute cardiac or cardiopulmonary arrest . CPR , in its simplest form of mouth - to - mouth ...
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... respiration and pulse and the fix- ation of pupils . Thus , the common definition of death , accepted in medicine ... respiratory functions by the use of a mechanical ventilator , which can support oxygen perfusion even in the absence ...
... respiration and pulse and the fix- ation of pupils . Thus , the common definition of death , accepted in medicine ... respiratory functions by the use of a mechanical ventilator , which can support oxygen perfusion even in the absence ...
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... respiratory arrest associated with gram - negative pneumonia and septicemia . She is rushed to the hospital and placed on a respirator . After two weeks , Mrs. Care has not recovered consciousness ; a neurology consultant states that ...
... respiratory arrest associated with gram - negative pneumonia and septicemia . She is rushed to the hospital and placed on a respirator . After two weeks , Mrs. Care has not recovered consciousness ; a neurology consultant states that ...
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