a practical approach to ethical decisions in clinical medicine Jonsen, Albert R. creator Siegler, Mark 1941- Winslade, William J. ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. nyu New York McGraw Hill, Medical Pub. Division c2006 2006 6th ed. monographic eng

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vi, 227 p. ; 22 cm. 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. Albert R. Jonsen, Mark Siegler, William J. Winslade. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Medical ethics Medical ethics Case studies R724 .J66 2006eb 174/.2 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10150100 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10150100 CaPaEBR 051028 20260707183716.0 ebr10150100