Main Title |
Clinical ethics : a practical approach to ethical decisions in clinical medicine / |
Author |
Jonsen, Albert R.
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Other Authors |
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Publisher |
McGraw Hill, Medical Pub. Division, |
Year Published |
2006 |
OCLC Number |
62290629 |
ISBN |
0071441999; 9780071441995; 0071100555; 9780071100557 |
Subjects |
Medical ethics ;
Medical ethics--Case studies ;
Ethics, Clinical ;
Decision Making ;
Prise de dcision ;
âEthique médicale ;
Medizinische Ethik ;
Krankenhaus ;
Economic development ;
âEthique mâedicale ;
Prise de dâecision
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
R724.J66 2006 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
03/31/2014 |
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Edition |
6th ed. |
Collation |
vi, 227 pages ; 22 cm |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
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. Annotation |