html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 21 Revising the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act – the role of physicians in shaping legislation Gail A. Van Norman and Michael DeVita The Case In Pennsylvania, a man…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 20 Ethical issues in organ donation after cardiac death Richard L. Wolman The Case Mr. Gift is a 59-year-old man who is permanently quadraplegic and ventilator dependent due…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 19 Brain death Robert B. Schonberger and Stanley H. Rosenbaum The Case A 35-year-old patient is comatose following a drowning. The treating neurologist has found the patient to…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 18 Discontinuing pacemakers, ventricular assist devices, and implanted cardioverter-defibrillators in end-of-life care Cynthiane J. Morgenweck The Case Mr. K is a 59-year-old who was diagnosed with idiopathic ventricular…
Figure 16.1 Functional reserve is needed when a person faces a stressful situation. As persons age, they draw on their functional reserve to maintain relatively normal function, and as a…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 15 The principle of double effect in palliative care: euthanasia by another name? Denise M. Dudzinski The Case Mrs. Ryan was a 58-year-old woman with widely metastatic breast…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 14 Informed consent for preoperative testing: pregnancy testing and other tests involving sensitive patient issues Gail A. Van Norman The Case A healthy 15-year-old girl presents for elective…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 13 Communitarian values in medical decision-making: Native Americans Susan K. Palmer The Case An anesthesiologist approaches the bedside of a young Native American woman to complete a pre-anesthetic…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 12 Consent and cultural conflicts: ethical issues in pediatric anesthesiologists’ participation in female genital cutting Maliha A. Darugar, , Rebecca M. Harris and Joel E. Frader The Case…
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> 11 The use of ethics consultation regarding consent and refusal Susan K. Palmer The Case A 63-year-old female unconscious patient involved in an MVA was brought urgently to…
