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…
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”> 16 Moral conflicts in end-of-life care Case example Thirty-five-year-old Ted Jones is brought to the ED of a small rural hospital one afternoon by his partner,…
Figure 1 Front page of North Carolina Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment (MOST) form Since several different kinds of documents are widely available to record and communicate plans for…
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”> 13 Abortion Case example Dr. Gold, an obstetrician-gynecologist, spends one day a week seeing patients at a rural clinic affiliated with the teaching hospital where she…
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”> 14 Maternal-fetal conflict Case example Thirty-seven-year-old Mrs. Grant is twenty-four weeks pregnant. She has been visiting her obstetrician, Dr. Perez, regularly for prenatal care. Her routine…
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”> 12 Assisted reproductive technologies Case example Thirty-year-old Mr. Edward Dawson, an investment manager in a large bank, collapses one afternoon in his office. His assistant immediately…
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”> 11 Resource stewardship Case example Dr. Moore is a gastroenterologist working in a large multi-specialty private medical practice. One of his long-term patients is Father Nolan,…
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”> 10 Professionalism: responsibilities and privileges Case example Dr. George Gayle has just completed the final stage in his formal medical training, a fellowship in medical oncology,…
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”> 9 Surrogate decision-making Case example Ms. Tina Cartrette is a 28-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability (also known as cognitive disability or mental retardation). Ms. Cartrette…
