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| About the Author |
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Chapter 2 Competence and the Capacity to Make Decisions |
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Capacity to Refuse Procedures in an Otherwise Mentally Disabled Patient |
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Chapter 3 Informed Consent |
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All Options Must Be Described |
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All Major Adverse Effects Must Be Described |
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Consent Is Required for Each Specific Procedure |
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Beneficence Is Not Sufficient to Eliminate the Need for Consent |
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Decisions Made When Competent Are Valid When Capacity Is Lost |
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Consent Is Implied in an Emergency |
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The Person Performing the Procedure Should Obtain Consent |
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Telephone Consent Is Valid |
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Pregnant Women Can Refuse Therapy |
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Informed Consent for a Never-Competent Person |
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Chapter 4 Confidentiality and Medical Records |
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Give Medical Information to the Patient First, Not the Family |
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Release of Information to Governmental Organizations and the Courts |
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Breaking Confidentiality to Prevent Harm to Others |
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Correcting Medical Record Errors |
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Chapter 5 End-of-Life Issues |
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Withholding and Withdrawal of Medical Treatment |
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"Do Not Resuscitate" (DNR) Orders |
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Fluids and Nutrition Issues |
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Physician-Assisted Suicide |
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Terminal Sedation of the "Law of Double Effect" |
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Determination of Death and Brain Death |
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Chapter 6 Reproductive Issues |
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Donation of Sperm and Eggs |
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Chapter 7 Organ and Tissue Donation |
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Organ Donor Network Asks for Consent for Donation |
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Chapter 8 Reportable Illnesses |
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Chapter 9 HIV-Related Issues |
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HIV-Positive Health-Care Workers |
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Refusal to Treat HIV-Positive Patients |
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Chapter 10 Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) |
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Deviations from Local Standards of Care |
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Informed Consent Protection against Liability |
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Informed Refusal Is as Important as Informed Consent |
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Patients Must Fully Inform the Physician of Their Medical Problems |
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Chapter 12 Doctor/Patient Relationship |
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Beginning and Ending the Relationship |
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Doctor/Patient Sexual Contact |
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Chapter 13 Doctor and Society |
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Physician Participation in Executions |
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Gifts and Industry Funding |
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Chapter 14 Doctor/Doctor Relationship |
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Reporting Impaired Physicians |
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Chapter 15 Experimentation |
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Research and Experimentation-Participation Consent |
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Institutional Review Board (IRB) |
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| Practice Questions |
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| Answers and Explanations |
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