Bioethics : a clinical guide for medical students / Dan C. English.
| Author/creator | English, Dan C. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton, ©1994. |
| Description | xvi, 224 pages ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Patient-physician relationship -- PPR -- Practice context -- Hospital practice -- Derivative authority -- Supervision and patient privacy -- Office practice -- Physician selection -- Defining medicine -- Role of the physician: some models -- Ethical theories and principles -- Ethical theories -- Utilitarianism -- Deontology -- Virtue -- Casuistry -- Ethical principles -- Beneficence vs. respect for autonomy -- Fidelity -- Justice -- Rules from the principles -- Informed consent -- Competent patients -- Incompetent patients -- Consent process -- Truth telling -- Confidentiality -- Interactional issues -- Skills -- Patient interviews -- Forms of communication -- Response to patient anger -- Competence -- Competence of physicians -- Competence of students -- Sexuality -- Sexual abuse of patients -- Anxiety affecting patient care -- Interventions -- Medical technology in practice -- Prescribing drugs -- Invasive procedures -- Consultations and second opinions -- Emergency care -- Hospital care -- Dying, death and in-between -- Definitions, including PVS -- Communication -- Care issues -- Resuscitation. |
| Contents | (cont) Stopping treatment -- Advance directives -- Pregnancy: prevention and termination -- Contraception -- Abortion -- Use of limited resources -- Principle of justice -- Review of theories -- Microallocation -- Macroallocation -- Costs -- Outcomes of care -- Possibilities for reform -- Student-specific issues -- Stress -- Conflicts of interest -- Abuse of students -- Honesty -- Health concerns -- Drugs -- Infections -- Emotional problems -- Debt -- Moral versus legal -- Definitions -- Student identity and concerns -- Court interventions -- Professional liability -- Medical injury -- Causes -- Malpractice -- Prevention of lawsuits -- Obligations to treat -- Ethical issues -- Difficult patients -- Hazardously infectious diseases -- Ethics and infectious diseases -- Personal and patient risk -- Reduction of risk -- Care of the poor -- Incidence -- Occupational risk -- Low-pay care -- Advocacy -- Individual efforts. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 93027938 |
| ISBN | 0393710211 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laupus | Books - Stacks | W 50 E583B 1994 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |