Author | Forman, Edwin N. author |
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Title | Ethical Dilemmas in Pediatrics [electronic resource] : A Case Study Approach / by Edwin N. Forman, Rosalind Ekman Ladd |
Imprint | New York, NY : Springer New York, 1991 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9104-3 |
Descript | X, 142 p. online resource |
I. Making DecisionsโWhose Choice? -- 1 Parentsโ Rights -- 2 Consulting the Child -- 3 Adolescent Age-Specific Values -- 4 โOrdering Upโ Medical Care -- I. Additional Cases for Discussion -- I. Suggested Reading -- II. Telling the TruthโWhat Should I Say? -- 5 Informing Parents -- 6 Telling the Child -- 7 When Doctors Disagree -- 8 Students, Residents, and Credibility -- II. Additional Cases for Discussion -- II. Suggested Reading -- III. Deciding Not to TreatโWhat Are the Limits? -- 9 Impaired Newborns -- 10 Considering Quality of Life -- 11 โDo Not Resuscitateโ -- 12 Hastening Death -- III. Additional Cases for Discussion -- III. Suggested Reading -- IV. Doing ResearchโCan Children Be Volunteered? -- 13 Guidelines for Research -- 14 Research as Therapy -- 15 โVolunteeringโ Well Children -- 16 Psychological Research -- IV. Additional Cases for Discussion -- IV. Suggested Reading -- V. Relating to PatientsโWhat Is the Best Doctor-Patient Relationship? -- 17 The Virtuous Physician -- 18 Loyalty to Parents -- 19 Saying โNoโ -- 20 Considering Costs -- V. Additional Cases for Discussion -- V. Suggested Reading -- VI. Treating AdolescentsโWhen Is a Child an Adult? -- 21 Confidentiality -- 22 Legal Issues -- 23 Teenage Suicide -- 24 Changing a Lifestyle -- VI. Additional Cases for Discussion -- VI. Suggested Reading