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”> 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…
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…
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,…
