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  • The Ethics of Shared Decision Making

    Edición de John D. Lantos ...
    Patients today are more empowered and knowledgeable than they have ever been. By law, they must be told about the risks and benefits of proposed treatments and give informed consent before treatment is initiated. Through the democratization of medical information, they have access to peer-reviewed medical journals. Social media allows patients to share stories with others and to learn about other ... Leer más

    $68.39 USD

  • Kidney to Share

    de Martha Gershun, John D. Lantos ...
    Series series The Culture and Politics of Health Care Work
    In Kidney to Share**, Martha Gershun tells the story of her decision to donate a kidney to a stranger.** She takes readers through the complex process by which such donors are vetted to ensure that they are physically and psychologically fit to take the risk of a major operation. John D. Lantos, a physician and bioethicist, places Gershun's story in the larger context of the history of kidney ... Leer más

    $18.99 USD

  • Neonatal Bioethics

    The Moral Challenges of Medical Innovation

    de John D. Lantos, MD, William L. Meadow, MD PhD ...
    Series series Bioethics
    Neonatal intensive care has been one of the most morally controversial areas of medicine during the past thirty years. This study examines the interconnected development of four key aspects of neonatal intensive care: medical advances, ethical analysis, legal scrutiny, and econometric evaluation.The authors assert that a dramatic shift in societal attitudes toward newborns and their medical care ... Leer más

    $27.99 USD

  • The Lazarus Case

    Life-and-Death Issues in Neonatal Intensive Care

    de John D. Lantos, MD ...
    Series series Medicine and Culture
    A gripping exploration of the legal and ethical dilemmas in neonatal intensive care—a truly original work.Chosen as an Outstanding Academic Titles in 2003 by Choice MagazineIn this new, startlingly original book, John D. Lantos weaves a compelling story that captures the dilemmas of modern medical practice. The Lazarus Case: Life-and-Death Issues in Neonatal Intensive Care begins with a fictional ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD

  • Preterm Babies, Fetal Patients, and Childbearing Choices

    de John D. Lantos, Diane S. Lauderdale ...
    Series series Basic Bioethics
    Why preterm birth rates in the United States remain high even as access to prenatal care has improved and infant mortality has steadily dropped.The United States has one of the highest rates of premature birth of any industrialized nation: 11.5%, nearly twice the rate of many European countries. In this book, John Lantos and Diane Lauderdale examine why the rate of preterm birth in the United ... Leer más

    $23.99 USD

  • Controversial Bodies

    Thoughts on the Public Display of Plastinated Corpses

    Edición de John D. Lantos, MD ...
    Controversial, fascinating, disturbing, and often beautiful, plastinated human bodies—such as those found at Body Worlds exhibitions throughout the world—have gripped the public's imagination. These displays have been lauded as educational, sparked protests, and drawn millions of visitors. This book looks at the powerful sway these corpses hold over their living audiences everywhere.Plastination ... Leer más

    $33.99 USD

  • Do We Still Need Doctors?

    de John D. Lantos, M.D. ...
    Series series Reflective Bioethics
    Written with poignancy and compassion, Do We Still Need******Doctors? is a personal account from the front lines of the moral and political battles that are reshaping America's health care system. ... Leer más

    $62.99 USD

  • Bioethics in the Pediatric ICU: Ethical Dilemmas Encountered in the Care of Critically Ill Children

    de Laura Miller-Smith, Ásdís Finnsdóttir Wagner, John D. Lantos ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book examines the many ethical issues that are encountered in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). It supports pediatricians, nurses, residents, and other providers in their daily management of critically ill children with the dilemmas that arise. It begins by examining the evolution of pediatric critical care, and who is now impacted by this advancing medical technology. Subsequent ... Leer más

    $89.99 USD

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  • Seeking Sickness

    Medical Screening and the Misguided Hunt for Disease

    de Alan Cassels ...
    "Alan Cassels strips layers of expectation, hype, jargon, false-starts, and conflicts of interest off the medical screening mantra." —Nortin M. Hadler, author of Worried SickWhy wouldn't you want to be screened to see if you're at risk for cancer, heart disease, or another potentially lethal condition? After all, better safe than sorry. Right?Not so fast, says Alan Cassels. His Seeking Sickness ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Proactive Support of Labor

    The Challenge of Normal Childbirth

    de Paul Reuwer, Hein Bruinse, Arie Franx ...
    The right for every woman to have a 'natural' birth has been recognized for many years, yet surgical interventions continue to rise and, paradoxically, complaints and the degree of litigation for disappointing labor outcomes escalate. Proactive Support of Labor enhances professional skills by providing the expertise for preventing long labors - the root-cause of traumatic birth experiences and the ... Leer más

    $100.99 USD

  • Clinical Ethics in Anesthesiology

    A Case-Based Textbook

    Edición de Gail A. Van Norman, MD, Stephen Jackson, MD, Stanley H. Rosenbaum, MA MD, Susan K. Palmer ...
    Ethical issues facing anesthesiologists are more far-reaching than those involving virtually any other medical specialty. In this clinical ethics textbook, authors from across the USA, Canada and Europe draw on ethical principles and practical knowledge to provide a realistic understanding of ethical anesthetic practice. The result is a compilation of expert opinion and international perspectives ... Leer más

    $90.99 USD

  • The Good Doctor

    A Father, a Son, and the Evolution of Medical Ethics

    de Barron H. Lerner ...
    The story of two doctors, a father and son, who practiced in very different times and the evolution of the ethics that profoundly influence health careAs a practicing physician and longtime member of his hospital’s ethics committee, Dr. Barron Lerner thought he had heard it all. But in the mid-1990s, his father, an infectious diseases physician, told him a stunning story: he had physically placed ... Leer más

    $15.99 USD