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Case Study – “If you prick me, do I not bleed?”

Case Study – “If you prick me, do I not bleed?”

Elizabeth is over 100 years old, with little cognitive decline. Her blood-thinning medication requires monthly blood draws, which are painful ...
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A Case of Clinical Ethics Consultation

A Case of Clinical Ethics Consultation

Goals of care may be in conflict. Assistance requested in complex case of anoxic brain injury patient with unreliable DPOA ...
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The Case of Grace: Why Are They Doing All This?

The Case of Grace: Why Are They Doing All This?

Shortly after she retired, Grace, who has never married, sold her home and moved into Happy Valley Nursing Home where ...
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Case Study – Good Death or Assisted Suicide?

Case Study – Good Death or Assisted Suicide?

“My body is all worn out. I’m worn out. Don’t want to do this anymore, Doc. Just stop that little ...
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Case Study – What Should We Do? DNR for an Adult with Down Syndrome

Case Study – What Should We Do? DNR for an Adult with Down Syndrome

George is a twenty-three-year-old young man with Down's syndrome, who lived independently in a group home. Unfortunately, an accident resulted ...
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Case Study - Disagreement Over Advance Directive

Case Study – Disagreement Over Advance Directive

Who decides if the medical team thinks care is non-beneficial and the family disagrees? ...
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Case Study – Could This Happen At Our Hospital?

Case Study – Could This Happen At Our Hospital?

A 79-year-old white female with advanced ovarian cancer, severe back and abdominal pain, COPD, depression and anxiety disorder, and asthma ...
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Case Study – Casey’s Last Inning

Case Study – Casey’s Last Inning

How do healthcare providers clearly state what they believe is the right and good and wise action that ought to ...
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Case Study – Barney Says No

Case Study – Barney Says No

With no family, Barney, her longtime friend, has been her unofficial substitute decision maker. Should her treatment plan be moved ...
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