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…
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…
