عنوان

Communication and bioethics at the end of life :

(Number (ISBN

3319709194

(Number (ISBN

9783319709192

Erroneous ISBN

9783319709208 (eBook)

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b624096

Title Proper

Communication and bioethics at the end of life :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

real cases, real dilemmas /

First Statement of Responsibility

Lori A. Roscoe, David P. Schenck.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xxii, 199 pages ;

Dimensions

25 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Machine generated contents note: pt. I Beginnings/Endings: Complex Issues with Pregnancy, Newborns, and Young Children -- 1.Case 1 -- Does the Nearness of Death Diminish the Value of a Life? -- References -- 2.Case 2 -- When Cultures Collide and a Newborn Almost Dies -- References -- 3.Case 3 -- When the Family Won't Decide -- References -- 4.Case 4 -- Aggressive Treatment for a Child's Inoperable Tumor -- References -- 5.Case 5 -- Is There Life After Death? A Case of Post-mortem Sperm Retrieval -- References -- pt. II Decision-Making: Families in the Mix -- 6.Case 6 -- What Is the Standard of Care for a Corpse? -- 7.Case 7 -- When the Palliative Care Team Got Fired -- References -- 8.Case 8 -- A Young Woman's Wish to Die -- References -- 9.Case 9 -- When Parents Contest an Adult Child's Advance Directive -- References -- 10.Case 10 -- Please Stop Torturing Me! (Unless My Wife Is in the Room) -- References -- 11.Case 11 -- Who Should Make Treatment Decisions for a Battered Spouse?

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Note continued: References -- pt. III Autonomy and Other Ideals: Balancing Benefits and Burdens -- 12.Case 12 -- Something More Important Than Life -- References -- 13.Case 13 -- Are There Limits on Futile Care for Patients in the U.S. Illegally? -- References -- 14.Case 14 -- To Treat... or Not to Treat? -- References -- 15.Case 15 -- A Patient's Right to Treatment (and a Surgeon's Right to Refuse) -- References -- 16.Case 16 -- A Depressed Caregiver Neglects His Own Health -- References.

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International Standard Book Number

9783319709208 (online)

Terminal care-- Religious aspects, Case studies.

Bioethical Issues.

Decision Making.

Ethics, Medical.

Terminal Care-- ethics.

Terminal care-- Religious aspects.

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Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Class number

Class number

Roscoe, Lori A.

Schenck, David P.

Date of Transaction

20201221083233.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

rda

Electronic name

[Book]

270410

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