Preface
Contributors
Introduction
PART ONE: MAKING TREATMENT DECISIONS-THE DECISIONMAKING PROCESS
1. Whose Decision? The Case of Roy Gantos
Susan M. Wolf
2. A Question of Capacity: The Case of Megan O'Rourke
Dan W. Brock
PART TWO: SPECIFIC TREATMENT MODALITIES
A. LONG-TERM LIFE-SUPPORTING TECHNOLOGY-VENTILATORS AND DIALYSIS
3. Communication Problems: The Case of Horace Berlin
Eric J. Cassell
4. Ethics or the Law? The Case of Susan Pagari
Harold Edgar
5. Pirate's Beer: The Case of Richard Fallon
Bruce Jennings
6. But He Never Told Me Not To: The Case of Jim Adams
Eric J. Cassell
B. EMERGENCY INTERVENTIONS-CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION AND LIFE-THREATENING BLEEDING
7.Was She Ready to Die? The Case of Grandmother Chang
Ruth Oratz
8. The Patient as Stranger: The Case of Mr. Jaworski
David H. Miller
9. I've Lived Long Enough: The Case of Sarah Green
Paul Homer and Harry R. Moody
10. Life Versus Religious Liberty: The Case of Jamal Burke
Susan M. Wolf
C. MEDICAL PROCEDURES FOR SUPPLYING NUTRITION AND HYDRATION
11. Too Sick to Eat: The Case of Joseph
Daniel Callahan
12. No Patient of Mine Will Ever Starve to Death!: The Case of Mrs. Franklin
Lois K. Evans
D. ANTIBIOTICS AND OTHER LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENT
13. Shadows from the Holocaust: The Case of Rachel and David
Bruce Jennings
14. The Old Man's Friend: The Case of Carl Jurgen
Ellen Olson
E. PALLATIVE CARE AND THE RELIEF OF PAIN
15. Gambling on Palliation: The Case of Doris Van Cleve
Ruth Oratz
16. Morpheus or Death: The Case of Nicholas Miklovich
Joanne Lynn
PART THREE: PROSPECTIVE PLANNING: ADVANCE DIRECTIVES
17. Poetic License: The Case of Theo
Cynthia B. Cohen
18. Macho Man: The Case of Antonio Ruiz
PART FOUR: DECLARING DEATH
19. Crossing Over: The Case of Mrs. Larson
Ronald E. Cranford
20. The Long Dying: The Case of Flip Harrow
Robert M. Veatch
PART FIVE: POLICY CONSIDERATIONS
A. ETHICS COMMITTEES
21. By What Authority? The Case of Mario Costanza
Cynthai B. Cohen
22. Too Terrible to Accept: The Case of Maisie Wedmore
Ronald E. Cranford
B. INSTITUTIONAL POLICIES FOR PATIENT ADMISSIONS AND TRANSFERS
23. No Place Else to Go: The Case of Ernest Brown
Joanne Lynn
24. Trapped in the System: The Case of Sam Jones
Mathy Mezey
C. THE USE OF ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS IN DECISIONS CONCERNING LIFE-SUSTAINING TREATMENTS
25. The Costs of Addiction: The Case of Rita Anderson
Robert M. Veatch
26. When Is Patient Care Not Costworthy? The Case of Gertrude Handel
Dan W. Brock
Bibliography
Index