Medical Ethics and the Elderly
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ISBN-13:
9781846199004
Veröffentl:
2014
Erscheinungsdatum:
21.07.2014
Seiten:
222
Autor:
Gurchuran Rai
Gewicht:
340 g
Format:
244x173x13 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
The Fourth Edition of this bestselling, highly regarded book has been fully revised to incorporate changes in law and clinical guidance making a vital impact on patient management. Expanded throughout, it integrates two entirely new chapters covering testamentary capacity and role of the physician, and religious beliefs and end of life issues.
Foreword to the fourth edition. Preface to the fourth edition. Preface to the third edition. Preface to the second edition. About the editor. List of contributors. Principles of medical ethics. Confidentiality. Informed consent. Decisions on life-sustaining therapy: nutrition and fluid. Communication. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Mental incapacity and best interests. Testamentary capacity and the role of the physician. Advance decisions/advance decisions to refuse treatment. Ethical issues in stroke management. Ethics of driving assessment in dementia: care, competence and communication. Achieving a good death. Religious beliefs and of patients and end of life decisions. Ethical issues in dementia. The lawful use of restraints. Quality of life in healthcare decisions. Ethical issues and expenditure on health and social care. Index.
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