March Madness

Volume 2, Number 3: 19-26 Full Issue PDF
  • Case and Commentary
    Mar 2000

    Renewing a Prescription for a Relative

    Audiey Kao, MD, PhD
    An ethical case explores whether it is ethically appropriate for physicians to treat their immediate family members.
    Virtual Mentor. 2000;2(3):20-. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2000.2.3.hlaw1-0003.
  • In the Literature
    Mar 2000

    Managed Care and End-of-Life Decisions

    Faith Lagay, PhD
    Readers are referred to an article in a 1998 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine by M.G. Kuczewski abd M. DeVita to consider whether it is possible to provide appropriate end-of-life care to patients within the financial constraints of a managed-care system.
    Virtual Mentor. 2000;2(3):21-. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2000.2.3.jdsc1-0003.
  • Art of Medicine
    Mar 2000

    The Cure of Folly, or Removing the "Stone of Madness"

    Audiey Kao, MD, PhD
    A painting by Flemish artist Hieronymus Bosch depicts a medical quack who roamed the countryside during the 15th century performing surgeries to remove madness from the brains of the mentally deranged.
    Virtual Mentor. 2000;2(3):22-23. doi: doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2000.2.3.imhl1-0003.
  • Personal Narrative
    Mar 2000

    Through the Patient's Eyes: Perspective Shift

    Audiey Kao, MD, PhD
    Readers are referred to a 1998 issue of JAMA by D. Shapiro to consider the experience of health care from the patient's perspective.
    Virtual Mentor. 2000;2(3):24-. doi: doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2000.2.3.prsp1-0003.