Medical Ethics and the Elderly: practical guide

• Author(s): Gurcharan S Rai,
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Pages: 132
• ISBN_10: 100044662X
  ISBN_13: 9781000446623
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Industries / Healthcare , Law / General , Law / Health , Law / Medical Law & Legislation , Medical / Administration , Medical / Laboratory Medicine , Medical / General ,

Description:... This concise, introductory handbook discusses the basic principles of medical ethics, and includes practical, realistic guidance on how to evaluate and manage common ethical problems, focusing on the care of elderly patients Typical scenarios faced in clinical practice, such as issues of mental capacity and consent, resuscitation, near death decisions, quality of life, and health care expenditure, are discussed