Tag / Ryan Pferdehirt
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Case Study – It’s been prescribed. She won’t take it. The Ethics of Non-Adherence
. . .her PCP notes that Peggy was prescribed blood pressure medication several years ago, which she has not been taking despite her family’s constant pleas.
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Case Study – Vaccinating Children
Anwar is a five-year old child who is eligible to get a recommended COVID vaccine recently approved for children 5-11 years. He is at the pediatrician’s office with his parents.
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Case Study – The Ethics of Blood Shortages
Her hemoglobin is notably low, requiring transfusions to make the patient feel better, but without any hemorrhaging site noted. With proper care, inclusive of additional blood transfusions, Graciela’s prognosis is estimated to be a life expectancy of 3 to 6 months.
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Case Study – Do I Sell the Family Farm for this Treatment?
A 55-year-old, male-identifying patient is admitted to the hospital from ER for respiratory distress and other distressing symptoms that had come on rather quickly. The patient’s name is Tom.
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Case Study – Vaccination Mandates
A referring nephrologist believes that Sonya needs a kidney transplant for longer term survival, as well as improved quality of life. The transplant program to which Sonya is referred urges all patients to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Case Study – Would He Want the Clinical Research Trial
The patient is a 44-year-old male, suffering from complications from an aggressive form of cancer. The patient’s condition has continued to worsen, with treatments not as effective as expected, and now expectations are low. The patient is non-responsive but does have a completed advance directive, which states that aggressive measures should cease if there is not a high expectation of meaningful recovery.
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Respecting Autonomy
Ryan Pferdehirt, Vice President of Ethics Services, discusses respecting autonomy in this blog.
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Kudos to Authors: End-of-Life Ethics in a Changing World
Ryan Pferdehirt, Vice President of Ethics Services for the Center for Practical Bioethics, explains what clinical ethicists do in healthcare in this CareTalk blog.
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Clinical Ethicists: Providing Guidance at the Crossroads of Decision
Ryan Pferdehirt, Vice President of Ethics Services for the Center for Practical Bioethics, explains what clinical ethicists do in healthcare in this CareTalk blog.
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Center Bioethicist, Ryan Pferdehirt, Remarks on the Future on Cancer Testings
Ryan Pferdehirt appeared in a KCTV5 story, “A blood test can detect 50 types of cancer, but it will cost you,” on Monday, February 6, 2023.
