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Author:

Devettere, Raymond J.

Title:

Practical decision making in health care ethics : cases and concepts / Raymond J. Devettere.

Edition:

3rd ed.

Publisher:

Georgetown University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

p. ; cm.

Subject:

Medical ethics.
Medical ethics--Case studies.
Decision making.
Ethics, Medical.
Bioethical Issues.
Decision Making.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents:

What is ethics? -- Prudence and living a good life -- The language of health care ethics -- Making health care decisions -- Deciding for others -- Determining life and death -- Life-sustaining treatments -- Cardiopulmonary resuscitation -- Medical nutrition and hydration -- Reproductive issues -- Prenatal life -- Neonatal life -- Euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide -- Medical research -- Transplantation -- Medical genetics -- Social and political issues.

ISBN:

1589012518 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781589012516 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2009009046

Locations:

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)