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Fischer, Conrad. Medical Ethics for the Boards, Third Edition. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2015.

Medical Ethics for the Boards, Third Edition

Authors: Conrad Fischer

Published:  November 2015

eISBN: 9781259641220 | ISBN: 9781259641213
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  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Introduction and How to Use This Book
  • About the Author
  • Chapter 1 Autonomy
  • Chapter 2 Competence and the Capacity to Make Decisions
  • Definitions
  • Minors
  • Psychiatric Patients
  • Capacity to Refuse Procedures in an Otherwise Mentally Disabled Patient
  • Chapter 3 Informed Consent
  • All Options Must Be Described
  • All Major Adverse Effects Must Be Described
  • Consent Is Required for Each Specific Procedure
  • Beneficence Is Not Sufficient to Eliminate the Need for Consent
  • Decisions Made When Competent Are Valid When Capacity Is Lost
  • Consent Is Implied in an Emergency
  • The Person Performing the Procedure Should Obtain Consent
  • Telephone Consent Is Valid
  • Pregnant Women Can Refuse Therapy
  • Informed Consent for a Never-Competent Person
  • Chapter 4 Confidentiality and Medical Records
  • Confidentiality
  • Release of Information
  • Give Medical Information to the Patient First, Not the Family
  • Release of Information to Governmental Organizations and the Courts
  • Breaking Confidentiality to Prevent Harm to Others
  • Medical Records
  • Correcting Medical Record Errors
  • Chapter 5 End-of-Life Issues
  • Withholding and Withdrawal of Medical Treatment
  • Advance Directives
  • “Do Not Resuscitate” (DNR) Orders
  • Fluids and Nutrition Issues
  • Physician-Assisted Suicide
  • Euthanasia
  • Terminal Sedation of the “Law of Double Effect”
  • Futile Care
  • Determination of Death and Brain Death
  • Chapter 6 Reproductive Issues
  • Abortion
  • Contraception
  • Sterilization
  • Minors
  • Donation of Sperm and Eggs
  • Chapter 7 Organ and Tissue Donation
  • Autonomy of the Donor
  • Organ Donor Network Asks for Consent for Donation
  • Payment for Donations
  • Organ Donor Cards
  • Chapter 8 Reportable Illnesses
  • Chapter 9 HIV-Related Issues
  • Confidentiality
  • Partner Notification
  • HIV-Positive Health-Care Workers
  • Refusal to Treat HIV-Positive Patients
  • Chapter 10 Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
  • Chapter 11 Malpractice
  • Definition
  • Deviations from Local Standards of Care
  • Informed Consent Protection against Liability
  • Informed Refusal Is as Important as Informed Consent
  • Patients Must Fully Inform the Physician of Their Medical Problems
  • Risk Management
  • Medical Errors
  • Chapter 12 Doctor/Patient Relationship
  • Beginning and Ending the Relationship
  • Gifts from Patients
  • Doctor/Patient Sexual Contact
  • Chapter 13 Doctor and Society
  • Child Abuse
  • Elder Abuse
  • Impaired Drivers
  • Physician Participation in Executions
  • Torture
  • Spousal Abuse
  • Gunshot Wounds
  • Gifts and Industry Funding
  • Chapter 14 Doctor/Dovctor Relationship
  • Reporting Impaired Physicians
  • Physician Disagreements
  • Chapter 15 Experimentation
  • Research and Experimentation-Participation Consent
  • Prisoner Participation
  • Institutional Review Board (IRB)
  • Financial Disclosure
  • Practice Questions
  • Answers and Explanations