Titlebook: Communication and Bioethics at the End of Life; Real Cases, Real Dil Lori A.‘Roscoe,David P. Schenck Textbook 2017 Springer International P

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A Framework for Situated Multiagent SystemsThis case examines the complex issues in caring for a patient in the U.S. illegally who was involved in a motor vehicle accident. He was diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state, and proxy decision-making was complicated by his illegal immigration and marital status, and by his estranged relationship with his mother in Mexico.

Free-Radical

Ian Coutts,Marcos Aguiar,John EdwardsThis case involves an unfunded patient with advanced head and neck cancer, complex medical care needs, and no safe plan for discharge. To what extent physicians have an obligation to present all possible treatment options is discussed, along with hospitals’ responsibilities to insure a safe discharge plan for indigent patients.

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Case 2—When Cultures Collide and a Newborn Almost DiesA graduate student studying in the U.S. from China gave birth to a baby girl with Down syndrome and an esophageal fistula. The mother refused to consent for surgery for the baby, and explained that her disabled daughter would not be welcomed by extended family members when she and her husband completed their degrees and returned to China.

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Blood-Vessels

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