Why Is Public Health Controversial?
KEY TERMS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Economic impact Low birth-weight Sexually transmitted disease (STD) The mission of public health as defined by the Institute of Medicine report,…
KEY TERMS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Economic impact Low birth-weight Sexually transmitted disease (STD) The mission of public health as defined by the Institute of Medicine report,…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 1 The role of ethics in health care Case example Metropolitan Medical Center (MMC) is a private, not-for-profit 500-bed acute care hospital. MMC clinicians and administrators…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 4 Law and ethics in health care Case example Dr. Ames, a psychiatrist in private practice in a medium-sized California city, is caring for Ms. Warren,…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 2 A brief history of health care ethics and clinical ethics consultation in the United States Case example On April 15, 1975, 21-year-old Karen Ann Quinlan…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 3 Methods of health care ethics Case example Ms. Carlson is a 45-year-old woman who was recently diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as…
Figure 1 Chart summarizing OPTN algorithm for allocation of adult donor hearts Available at: www.srtr.org/allocationcharts/files/Heart_adult_donor.pdf Figure 2 Chart summarizing OPTN algorithm for allocation of kidneys from standard criteria donors aged…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 20 The genetic revolution Case example Twenty-three-year-old Ms. Alice Kemper seeks treatment in the ED of University Hospital for abdominal pain and bloating that has gotten…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 19 Research on human subjects Case example Mr. Simpson, a high school biology teacher, is a community member of the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at University…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 18 Aid in dying Case example Dr. Quill has recently given his patient Diane some very bad news; a bone marrow biopsy shows that she has…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> 17 Medical futility Case example Dr. Tyson is a general pediatrician in private practice. He is caring for Gail, a 5-week-old infant who presented to his…