Jonsen, Albert R. et al. Clinical ethics: a practical approach to ethical decisions in clinical medicine. 7.ed. New York - USA: McGraw-Hill, 2010. 228 p. ISBN 978-0-07-163414-4. W50 J81c 2010 7.ed
The four topics, 2
Resources in clinical ethics, 5
Acknowledgements, 6
Bibliography, 7
The four topics chart, 8
Topic One
Medical indications, 9
1.1 Indicated and nonindicated interventions, 18
1.2 Clinical Judgement and clinical uncertainty, 24
1.3 Cardiopulmonary rescucitation (CPR) and orders not to rescucitate (DNR), 30
1.4 Medical error, 39
1.5 Determination of death, 40
1.6 Summary, 431
1P Pediatric Notes
Topic Two
Patient preferences, 47
2.1 Informed consent, 51
2.2 Decisional capacity, 65
2.3 Decision making for the mentally incapacitated, 80
2.4 Surrogate decision makers, 87
2.5 Failure to cooperate in the therapeutic relationship, 92
2P Pediatric notes, 102
Topic Three
Quality of life, 109
3.1 Divergent evaluations of quality of life, 116
3.2 Enhancement medicine, 125
3.3 Compromised quality of life and life-sustaining intercentions, 126
3.4 Pain relief for terminally ill patients, 144
3.5 Medically assisted dying, 148
3.6 Care of the dying patient, 155
3.7 Treatment of attempted or suspected suicides, 156
3P Pediatric notes 158
Topic Four
Contextual features, 161
4.1 Health professions, 165
4.2 Other interested parties, 170
4.3 Confidentiality of medical information, 174
4.4 Economics o clinical care, 181
4.5 Allocation of scarce health resources, 187
4.6 Influence of religion on clinical decisions, 199
4.7 Role of law in clinical ethics, 201
4.8 Clinical research, 203
4.9 Clinical teaching, 211
4.10 Public health, 214
4.11 Organizational ethics, 219
4P Pediatric notes, 222
Locator, 225
Pullout Card - The four topics chart
