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Case Study – Everything Be Done
The patient, Mrs. Czarniwicz, is a 67-year-old female diagnosed with non-resectable colon cancer six months ago. She was recently admitted ...
Case Study – Nonadherence to Care?
Patient is a 30-year-old female, presenting with multiple co-morbidities including HIV, COPD and cardiac complications. After several weeks in the ...
Case Study – Vaccination and Autism
Patient is a 6-year-old female being seen at her family physician. The patient is up-to-date with all of her vaccines, ...
The Case of Non-Beneficial Care
80-year male with multiple medical problems is nonresponsive to medical teams ...
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? ...
The Case of Mary Jo Hoffman: The Wanted, Unwanted Doctor
Mary Jo is a 49-year-old who disagrees with her doctor's diagnosis ...
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? ...
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 ...
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 ...
