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The Case of Non-Beneficial Care

The Case of Non-Beneficial Care

80-year male with multiple medical problems is nonresponsive to medical teams ...
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The Case of John: Refusal to Eat in a Long-Term Care Facility

The Case of John: Refusal to Eat in a Long-Term Care Facility

John is a strongly independent 92-year-old widower of many years, with no children. Is he done living? ...
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The Case of Mary Jo Hoffman: The Wanted, Unwanted Doctor

The Case of Mary Jo Hoffman: The Wanted, Unwanted Doctor

Mary Jo is a 49-year-old who disagrees with her doctor's diagnosis ...
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The Case of Melinda and Matt: Ethical Indicators of Futility in Critically Ill New Mother

The Case of Melinda and Matt: Ethical Indicators of Futility in Critically Ill New Mother

Who is responsible for healthcare decisions of this 31-year-old African American woman? Should her advance directive be honored? ...
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The Case of Jehovah’s Witness: A Minor Requiring Blood Products

The Case of Jehovah’s Witness: A Minor Requiring Blood Products

A sixteen-year-old male member of Jehovah’s Witnesses incurred serious injuries in an auto accident and requires surgery ...
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The Case of Jennie M: To Tube Feed or Not

The Case of Jennie M: To Tube Feed or Not

Jennie has an advance directive which does not address artificial nutrition. Who makes this decision now that Jennie can't speak ...
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The Case of Jesse, Unrepresented and Homeless

The Case of Jesse, Unrepresented and Homeless

A 60-year-old homeless man, “Jesse,” is found confused and in distress by a passerby who calls 911. Paramedics bring the ...
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The Case of Joe

The Case of Joe

"Joe" is a 62-year-old building contractor who has been in an ICU for the past 10 weeks. He had gone ...
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The Case of Sepsis in a Newborn

The Case of Sepsis in a Newborn

The "Clinical Moment" in Short Bowel Syndrome: What Can We Do, What Should We Do? ...
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