Case Studies

Adolescent Confidentially: An Uneasy Truce

Post Date: 03/02/2012
Author: 
Mary B. Adam, MD, PhD

 

Editor’s Note: This column presents a problematic case that poses a medical-ethical dilemma for patients, families, and healthcare professionals. As it is based on a real case, some details have been omitted in the effort to maintain patient confidentiality. In this case, the doctor discusses her experience from the retrospect of the unanswered question.

Column Editor: Ferdinand D. (Nick) Yates, MD, MA; Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, State University of New York at Buffalo


Length: 14:18
 

To Dialyze or Not to Dialyze

Post Date: 04/30/2010
Author: 
Gregory W. Rutecki, MD
Author: 
Robert D. Orr, MD, CM
 
 

Length: 15:54
 

On the Permissibility of a DNR Order for Patient with Dismal Prognosis

Post Date: 08/21/2009
Author: 
Ryan R. Nash, MD

Editor’s Note: The following consultation report is based on a real clinical dilemma that led to a request for an ethics consultation. Some details have been changed to preserve patient privacy. The goal of this column is to address ethical dilemmas faced by patients, families and healthcare professionals, offering careful analysis and recommendations that are consistent with biblical standards.


Length: 11:25
 

The Rights and Responsibilities of Pregnant Women

Post Date: 01/23/2009
Author: 
Susan M. Haack, MD, MA, FACOG

Editor’s Note: The goal of this column is to address ethical dilemmas faced by patients, families and healthcare professionals, offering careful analysis and recommendations that are consistent with biblical standards. The following ethical analysis is a commentary on a legal case that has caused some controversy in the clinical ethics community.

Column editor: Robert D. Orr, MD, CM, Consultant in Clinical Ethics, CBHD.

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Length: 16:47
 

Is it Permissibile to Forgo Life-Saving Dialysis?

Post Date: 09/26/2008
Author: 
Robert E. Cranston, MD, MA, FAAN

 The following consultation report is based on a real clinical dilemma that led to a request for an ethics consultation.  Some details have been changed to preserve patient privacy.  The goal of this column is to address ethical dilemmas faced by patients, families and healthcare professionals, offering careful analysis and recommendations that are consistent with biblical standards.  The format and length are intended to simulate an actual consultation report that might appear in a clinical record and are not intended to be an exhaustive discussion of the issues raised.


Length: 12:03
 

Is It Permissible to Shut Off this Pacemaker?

Post Date: 04/03/2008
Author: 
Ferdinand D. Yates Jr., MD, MA
Author: 
Robert D. Orr, MD, CM

The following consultation report is based on a real clinical dilemma that led to a request for an ethics consultation.  Some details have been changed to preserve patient privacy.  The goal of this column is to address ethical dilemmas faced by patients, families and healthcare professionals, offering careful analysis and recommendations that are consistent with biblical standards.  The format and length are intended to simulate an actual consultation report that might appear in a clinical record and are not i


Length: 16:59