Resolving ethical dilemmas : a guide for clinicians / Bernard Lo.
| Author/creator | Lo, Bernard |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 3rd ed. |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia, PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2005. |
| Description | x, 309 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | An approach to ethical dilemmas in patient care -- Overview of ethical guidelines -- Informed consent -- Promoting the patient's best interests -- Confidentiality -- Avoiding deception and nondisclosure -- Keeping promises -- An approach to decisions about clinical interventions -- Futile interventions -- Decision-making capacity -- Refusal of treatment by competent, informed patients -- Standards for decisions when patients lack decision-making capacity -- Surrogate decision making -- Persistent disagreements over care -- Confusing ethical distinctions -- Ethics committees and case consultations -- Do not attempt resuscitation orders -- Tube and intravenous feedings -- Physician-assisted suicide and active euthanasia -- The persistent vegetative state -- Determination of death -- Legal rulings on life-sustaining interventions -- Overview of the doctor-patient relationship -- Refusal to care for patients -- Gifts from patients to physicians -- Sexual contact between physicians and patients -- Secret information about patients -- Clinical research -- Overview of conflicts of interest -- Bedside rationing of health care -- Incentives for physicians to increase services -- Incentives for physicians to decrease services -- Gifts from drug companies -- Disclosing errors -- Impaired colleagues -- Ethical dilemmas students and house staff face -- Ethical issues in pediatrics -- Ethical issues in surgery -- Ethical issues in obstetrics and gynecology -- Ethical issues in psychiatry -- Ethical issues in organ transplantation -- Testing for genetic conditions -- Ethical issues in public health emergencies. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2005000146 |
| ISBN | 0781753570 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Laupus | Books - Stacks | WB 60 L795R 2005 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |