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wrong leg amputated. Ben Kolb was eight years old when he died during "minor" surgery due to a drug mix-up. These horrific cases t...
the written record. The patient also adamantly refuses a recommended treatment, but he is only 16 years old. The parents go along ...
must not vary according to culture, race, or socioeconomic status. The scenario presented above, however, is replete with ethical ...
Tort reform does make sense because the system is broken, encouraging people to sue anyone due to negligence or carelessness. The ...
the belief that only God has the right to end a life. Assisting a patient to die is usurping the position that rightly belongs to...
battery under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) (Pub. L. No. 99-272, 100 Stat. 164 (codified as amende...
such morality, we render ourselves essentially useless. In other words, Lachs contends that it is one thing to expound about the ...
notify of births and deaths (Davies, 1998). It also makes sense that there will be some conditions that should be notified due to ...
Female circumcision, almost unknown in Western cultures, is mainly found...
the problem and to eliminate it where possible. Nester (1998) quantifies the extent of the problem relating that an estimated 1,2...
is properly prescribed and that the patient is aware of any potential difficulties. First, what is polypharmacy and what are its p...
implied (Retsas and Forrester, 1995). Take the action of the patient who rolls up their sleeve to receive a shot for example (Ret...
Clearly, there are many issues which correlate to this particular group, namely a host of health concerns which are becoming more ...
procedure rendered a single, poor quality image, however, the efforts of Drs. Raymond Damadian, Larry Minkoff and Michael Goldsmit...
a replacement this would be a negative impact. The product is used as a guiding tool as well as diagnosis. Here there may be reco...
dilemma of a single woman who is part of what the politicians and social scientists refer to as a member of the "working poor" soc...
In five pages the medical ethics, theological, and philosophical issues associated with fertility drug usage are explored. Fourte...
In five pages this paper discusses the effects of smoking by pregnant women in a consideration of miscarriages, preemies, and othe...
In ten pages Texas laws are examined as they pertain to issues involving the 'right to die' with medical consent, living wills, an...
Researchers set out to determine the level of understanding that children truly have regarding their own basic rights, and more ge...
In six pages this paper examines the restrictions HMOs place regarding receiving medical care and examines emancipation and abolit...
In five pages this paper questions the ethics of brain stem transplants in a consideration of an article on the subject and philos...
In five pages the issue of HIV disclosure is examined from the perspective of medical ethics in a consideration of the perspective...
This paper considers varying suggestions regarding children and infant sodium intake with dietary restrictions and medical conditi...
Study Andrew is a 68-year-old male who was admitted to a medical intensive care unit after experiencing a stroke. On life ...
In ten pages this paper examines how the medical profession utilizes photography in a consideration of its applications to diagnos...
of assertion is challenged by medical interests, including corporate interests and the views of medical professionals, which shift...
the care of humanity. "As stewards of God, "made in Gods image and likeness... we are not simulating a divine role ... we are car...
the case often cited to explain this. The judge in Bolam ruled that there can be two or more schools of thought in respect to prio...
In eight pages such healthcare issues as managed care, health rationing, improved medical technology, and increased life expectanc...