Medical ethics and the elderly : practical guide

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書誌事項

Medical ethics and the elderly : practical guide

edited by G.S. Rai ; illustrations by Iva Blackman

Harwood Academic Publishers, c1999

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Includes bibliographical references and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

This concise, introductory handbook discusses the basic principles of medical ethics, and includes practical, realistic guidance on how to evaluate and manage common ethical problems, focusing on the care of elderly patients Typical scenarios faced in clinical practice, such as issues of mental capacity and consent, resuscitation, near death decisions, quality of life, and health care expenditure, are discussed

目次

  • Principles of medical ethics
  • determining mental capacity and competence
  • informed consent
  • advance directives
  • decisions on life-sustaining therapy - nutrition and fluid
  • cardiopulmonary resuscitation
  • achieving "a good death"
  • the use of physical restraints
  • ethical issues in dementia
  • ethical issues in stroke management
  • quality of life in health care decisions
  • ethical issues and expenditure on health and social care.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA4702331X
  • ISBN
    • 9057024020
  • 出版国コード
    ne
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Amsterdam
  • ページ数/冊数
    x, 121 p.
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
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