GENERAL & FAMILY MEDICINE
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,…
The role of ethics in health care
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…
Methods of health care ethics
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…
A brief history of health care ethics and clinical ethics consultation in the United States
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…
Law and ethics in health care
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,…
Methods Used in Virology
2.1 INTRODUCTION TO METHODS USED IN VIROLOGY Methods used in virology are introduced early in this book in order to provide an appreciation of the nature of the techniques that…
