Search results for "Ethical Dilemmas"
Lidocaine infusions linked to less acute pain in patients hospitalized with migraine
In a retrospective cohort study of patients who received continuous lidocaine infusions for refractory chronic migraine, median current pain rating decreased from 7 out of 10 on admission to 1 out of 10 at discharge.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2022/06/01/lidocaine-infusions-linked-to-less-acute-pain-in-patients-hospitalized-with-migraine.htm
1 Jun 2022
Ethics in daily hospitalist practice
ACP's recently revised Ethics Manual offers guidance on situations relevant to hospitalists, such as stewardship of resources, communicating with patients, and dealing with conflicts over treatment goals.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/05/coverstory.htm
15 May 2012
Ethics committee brings medical dilemmas to life
A passerby wandering into the room might have been shocked by the ethics being displayed by physicians on stage during a session on ethical challenges. For example, Kathy Faber-Langendoen, FACP, described how she prescribed opiates for her own mother, and accused physicians of having left her grandmother to die.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/04/13/3.htm
13 Apr 2011
A reader responds to challenge posed by futility cases
A reader debates how health care providers handle life-saving medical treatment despite no hope for recovery.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/12/ethics.htm
15 Dec 2008
Romantic relationship with former patient: Drawing the line from the start
Romantic relationship with former patient.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/10/ethics.htm
15 Oct 2008
In hopeless cases, providers have a right to refuse to continue
Discontinuing treatment: In hopeless cases, providers have a right to refuse to continue.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/09/discontinue.htm
15 Sep 2008
Medical ethics in the line of fire
Physicians debate dilemmas posed by the war on terror.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/07/ethics.htm
15 Jul 2008
When a treatment is worse than the disease
When a treatment is worse than the disease.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/06/treatment.htm
15 Jun 2008
Deciding about CPR when a DNR order is confusing
Deciding about CPR when a DNR order is confusing.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/05/cpr.htm
15 May 2008
Cultural differences complicate a terminal diagnosis
Cultural differences complicate a terminal diagnosis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/04/ethics.htm
15 Apr 2008