Communication and Bioethics at the End of Life : Real Cases, Real Dilemmas /
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Author / Creator: | Roscoe, Lori A., author. |
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Imprint: | Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Springer, 2017. |
Description: | 1 online resource (XXII, 199 pages) |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12358741 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Recommended References for Beginners
- Section I
- Beginnings/Endings: Complex Issues with Pregnancy, Newborns, and Young Children
- Case 1 Does the Nearness of Death Diminish the Value of a Life-- Case 2 When Cultures Collide and a Newborn Almost Dies
- Case 3 When the Family Wont Decide
- Case 4 Aggressive Treatment for a Childs Inoperable Tumor
- Case 5 Is There Life After DeathA Case of Post-Mortem Sperm Retrieval
- Section II
- Decision-making: Families in the Mix
- Case 6 What is the Standard of Care for a Corpse-- Case 7 When the Palliative Care Team Got Fired
- Case 8 A Young Womans Wish to Die
- Case 9 When Parents Contest an Adult Childs Advance Directive
- Case 10 Please Stop Torturing Me Unless my Wife is in the Room!
- Case 11 Who Should Make Treatment Decisions for a Battered Spouse-- Section III
- Autonomy and other Ideals: Balancing Benefits and Burdens
- Case 12 Something More Important than Life
- Case 13 Are There Limits on Futile Care for Patients in the U.S. Illegally-- Case 14 To Treat ... or Not to Treat?
- Case 15 A Patients Right to Treatment (and a Physicians Right to Refuse)
- Case 16 A Depressed Caregiver Neglects His Own Health
- Conclusion.