Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Dec 2020 What Should We Do When Families Refuse Testing for Brain Death? Robert D. Truog, MD, MA, Wynne Morrison, MD, MBE, and Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD Two commentaries respond to a case about apnea testing to confirm death by neurologic criteria. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E986-994. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.986. Case and Commentary Nov 2013 Responding to Patients’ Requests for Nontraditional or Unproven Treatments T. Forcht Dagi, MD, DMedSc, MPH When a patient requests an unfamiliar treatment, the physician should not hesitate to research it before giving a categorical reply about its safety or efficacy. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(11):926-931. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.11.ecas1-1311. Case and Commentary Aug 2004 Is Chronic Pain Treatment the Neurologist's Job? Erich Garland, MD Patients who are seeking pain management with opioids can be difficult for neurologists to manage. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):345-346. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.ccas3-0408.
Case and Commentary Dec 2020 What Should We Do When Families Refuse Testing for Brain Death? Robert D. Truog, MD, MA, Wynne Morrison, MD, MBE, and Matthew Kirschen, MD, PhD Two commentaries respond to a case about apnea testing to confirm death by neurologic criteria. AMA J Ethics. 2020;22(12):E986-994. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2020.986.
Case and Commentary Nov 2013 Responding to Patients’ Requests for Nontraditional or Unproven Treatments T. Forcht Dagi, MD, DMedSc, MPH When a patient requests an unfamiliar treatment, the physician should not hesitate to research it before giving a categorical reply about its safety or efficacy. Virtual Mentor. 2013;15(11):926-931. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2013.15.11.ecas1-1311.
Case and Commentary Aug 2004 Is Chronic Pain Treatment the Neurologist's Job? Erich Garland, MD Patients who are seeking pain management with opioids can be difficult for neurologists to manage. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):345-346. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.ccas3-0408.