Gurcharan S Rai

Medical Ethics and the Elderly

practical guide

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 132
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. März 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 195g
• ISBN-13: 9789057024030
• ISBN-10: 9057024039
• Artikelnr.: 27250036

Autorenporträt

Gurcharan S Rai, Consultant Physician

Inhaltsangabe

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.