Resolving ethical dilemmas : a guide for clinicians / Bernard Lo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lo, Bernard.

Contributor:

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ethics, Clinical.

Clinical Decision-Making--ethics.

Medical ethics.

Medical Subjects:

Ethics, Clinical.

Clinical Decision-Making--ethics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 389 pages)

Edition:

Sixth edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : Wolters Kluwer Health, [2020]

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Section I Fundamentals of Clinical Ethics

1 An Approach to Ethical Dilemmas in Patient Care p. 3

2 Overview of Ethical Guidelines p. 13

3 Informed Consent p. 20

4 Promoting the Patient's Best Interests p. 33

5 Confidentiality p. 42

6 Avoiding Deception and Nondisclosure p. 51

7 Keeping Promises p. 61

Section II Shared Decision-Making

8 An Approach to Decisions About Clinical Interventions p. 67

9 Decision-Making Capacity p. 69

10 Refusal of Treatment by Competent, Informed Patients p. 77

11 Who Serves as Surrogate When a Patient Lacks Decision-Making Capacity? p. 81

12 Standards for Decisions When Patients Lack Decision-Making Capacity p. 87

13 Persistent Disagreements Over Care p. 100

14 Potentially Inappropriate Interventions p. 109

Section III Decisions About Life-Sustaining Interventions

15 Confusing Ethical Distinctions p. 117

16 Ethics Consultations and Ethics Committees p. 126

17 Do Not Attempt Resuscitation Orders p. 131

18 Tube and Intravenous Feedings p. 140

19 Physician-Assisted Suicide and Active Euthanasia p. 146

20 Unresponsive Wakefulness and the Minimally Conscious State p. 157

21 Determination of Death p. 162

22 Legal Rulings on Life-Sustaining Interventions p. 167

Section IV The Doctor-Patient Relationship

23 Overview of the Doctor-Patient Relationship p. 175

24 Refusal to Care for Patients p. 179

25 Gifts from Patients to Physicians p. 188

26 Sexual Contact Between Physicians and Patients p. 193

27 Secret Information About Patients p. 200

28 Clinical Research p. 203

Section V Conflicts of Interest

29 Overview of Conflicts of Interest p. 211

30 Health Outcomes, Access, and Cost in the United States p. 217

31 Payments to Health Care Providers p. 220

32 Bedside Rationing of Health Care p. 227

33 Gifts from Drug Companies p. 234

34 Disclosing Errors p. 240

35 Impaired Colleagues p. 248

36 Ethical Dilemmas Students and House Staff Face p. 254

Section VI Ethical Issues in Clinical Specialties

37 Ethical Issues in Pediatrics p. 267

38 Ethical Issues in Surgery p. 276

39 Ethical Issues in Obstetrics and Gynecology p. 284

40 Ethical Issues in Psychiatry p. 292

41 Ethical Issues in Organ Transplantation p. 299

42 Ethical Issues at the Intersection of Public Health and Clinical Medicine p. 310

43 Ethical Issues in Caring for Diverse Populations p. 320

44 Ethical Issues with Digital Health Information p. 330

45 Ethical Issues in Genomic Medicine p. 338

46 Ethical Issues with Big Data and Artificial Intelligence p. 348.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. Available via World Wide Web.

ISBN:

9781975103545

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.