Search results for "Ethical Dilemmas"
Medical ethics in the line of fire
Physicians debate dilemmas posed by the war on terror.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/07/ethics.htm
15 Jul 2008
When a treatment is worse than the disease
When a treatment is worse than the disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/06/treatment.htm
15 Jun 2008
Lidocaine infusions linked to less acute pain in patients hospitalized with migraine
In a retrospective cohort study of patients who received continuous lidocaine infusions for refractory chronic migraine, median current pain rating decreased from 7 out of 10 on admission to 1 out of 10 at discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/01/lidocaine-infusions-linked-to-less-acute-pain-in-patients-hospitalized-with-migraine.htm
1 Jun 2022
A reader responds to challenge posed by futility cases
A reader debates how health care providers handle life-saving medical treatment despite no hope for recovery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/12/ethics.htm
15 Dec 2008
Cultural differences complicate a terminal diagnosis
Cultural differences complicate a terminal diagnosis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/04/ethics.htm
15 Apr 2008
In hopeless cases, providers have a right to refuse to continue
Discontinuing treatment: In hopeless cases, providers have a right to refuse to continue.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/09/discontinue.htm
15 Sep 2008
Deciding about CPR when a DNR order is confusing
Deciding about CPR when a DNR order is confusing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/05/cpr.htm
15 May 2008