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Evidence-Based Medical Ethics

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Cover of 'Evidence-Based Medical Ethics'

Table of Contents

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    Book Overview
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    Chapter 1 An Introduction to Modern, Evidence-Based Medical Ethics
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    Chapter 2 The Underlying Principles of Ethical Patient Care
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    Chapter 3 Advance Directives: The Living Will and the Power of Attorney for Health Care
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    Chapter 4 Case-Based Ethical Dilemmas
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    Chapter 5 When Consent and Capacity Collide
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    Chapter 6 When a Patient's Health Care Agent Does Not Fulfill Her Obligations
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    Chapter 7 When Coercion Dictates Care
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    Chapter 8 When a Spouse Is Estranged
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    Chapter 9 When a Patient Is Behaving Badly
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    Chapter 10 When a Patient Becomes Agitated
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    Chapter 11 When Patient Behavior Constitutes Abuse or Neglect
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    Chapter 12 When a Patient Has “Burned His Bridges”
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    Chapter 13 When a Patient Is Administratively Discharged
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    Chapter 14 When a Patient Makes Questionable Decisions
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    Chapter 15 When a Partner Is Excluded
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    Chapter 16 When a Diagnosis Is Reportable
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    Chapter 17 When Care Becomes Futile
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    Chapter 18 When Age Is a Factor in Health Care Decisions
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    Chapter 19 When a Patient Is Unidentifiable
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    Chapter 20 When Next-of-Kin Disagree
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    Chapter 21 When a Mistake Has Been Made
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    Chapter 22 When a Patient Codes
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    Chapter 23 When a Patient Places a Practitioner at Risk
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    Chapter 24 When Patient Non-Adherence Dictates Therapeutic Options
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    Chapter 25 When Family Members Limit Caregiver—Patient Communication
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    Chapter 26 When a Patient Requires Significant Medical Resources
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    Chapter 27 When a Patient's Belief System Affects His Care
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    Chapter 28 When a Minor Requires Confidential Medical Care
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    Chapter 29 When a Patient's Condition Is Terminal
Attention for Chapter 29: When a Patient's Condition Is Terminal
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Chapter title
When a Patient's Condition Is Terminal
Chapter number 29
Book title
Evidence-Based Medical Ethics
Published by
Humana Press, January 2008
DOI 10.1007/978-1-60327-246-9_29
Book ISBNs
978-1-60327-245-2, 978-1-60327-246-9
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