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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 ...
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? ...
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 ...
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? ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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