Medical Ethics and the Elderly: practical guide

Gurcharan S Rai (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

132 Seiten

1999
Harwood Academic Publishers,The Netherlands (Verlag)
978-90-5702-403-0 (ISBN)

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This 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,

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

Gurcharan S Rai, Consultant Physician

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.

Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	249 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Medizinethik
	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Geschichte / Ethik der Medizin
ISBN-10	90-5702-403-9 / 9057024039
ISBN-13	978-90-5702-403-0 / 9789057024030
Zustand	Neuware