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Case Study: Pregnancy Termination

This pregnancy termination clinical ethics case study regards a 32-year-old patient presenting with a likely nonviable pregnancy at 10 weeks ...
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Case Study: Medicaid Work Requirements

Medical work requirements prevent the patient with early-stage breast cancer to qualify for Medicaid while caring for her father. Center ...
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Case Study: Medical Team Disagrees

Medical team members believe that the primary attending may be prolonging Mr. Blake’s death rather than saving his life and ...
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Case Study: When Vaccination Status Leads to Conflict

Bioethics case study on parents reacting defensively when doctors ask about the child’s vaccination status. Physicians question their response to ...
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Case Study: COPD Patient Rejects Science on Smoking

Bioethics case study on patients rejecting science. Bonnie, the patient, stated that she does not believe smoking causes health problems, ...
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Case Study – Doctor-Patient Relationships: When Is It Ethically Acceptable to End Them?

Bioethics case study on doctor-patient relationships in VIDEO and PRINT. This case study in clinical ethics discusses when it is ...
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Case Study: Behavioral Issues Lead to Challenging Discharge

Bioethics case study on Mr. Ankeal with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and multiple other chronic conditions, including chronic pain has ...
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Case Study – Without the Large Profit Margin, Katy Could Easily Afford Her Medication

Case Study – Without the Large Profit Margin, Katy Could Easily Afford Her Medication. Bioethics case study on Patient/Physician Relationship ...
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Case Study – Moral Culpability for Respecting Patients’ Autonomy

This patient has a long history of IV drug abuse but communicates to the health team that his recent hospitalization ...
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