Physician aid-in-dying and euthanasia
Figure 22.1 Responding to requests for euthanasia or assisted suicide assisted suicide are outlined in Fig. 22.1. First, these requests should be carefully listened to. Many requests for assisted death…
Ethical issues in organ donation after cardiac death
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…
Revising the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act – the role of physicians in shaping legislation
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…
Brain death
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…
Discontinuing pacemakers, ventricular assist devices, and implanted cardioverter-defibrillators in end-of-life care
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…
Surgical interventions near the end of life: “therapeutic trials”
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…
Informed consent for preoperative testing: pregnancy testing and other tests involving sensitive patient issues
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…
The principle of double effect in palliative care: euthanasia by another name?
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…
Consent and cultural conflicts: ethical issues in pediatric anesthesiologists’ participation in female genital cutting
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…
Communitarian values in medical decision-making: Native Americans
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…
