Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Case and Commentary Jun 2010 Taking No for an Answer: Refusal of Life-Sustaining Treatment Stephanie Cooper, MD, MS If treatment may prolong death rather than saving a life, physicians must honor the informed refusal of life-sustaining intervention. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(6):444-449. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.6.ccas2-1006. Case and Commentary Aug 2009 Communicating Risk of Infertility to Adolescents Prior to Chemotherapy, Commentary 2 James L. Klosky, PhD Clinical and psychosocial considerations influence how oncologists approach discussing sperm banking with adolescent patients who are about to undergo chemotherapy and with the parents of those patients. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(8):593-597. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.8.ccas3-0908. Case and Commentary Aug 2008 How Much Information Is Enough? Jay Jacobson, MD An overview of guidelines physicians may follow if they think a patient is likely to refuse a recommended diagnostic test. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(8):501-505. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.8.ccas4-0808. Case and Commentary May 2007 The Hard Case of Palliative Sedation Eran Klein, MD, PhD The rule of double effect can help Catholic institutions determine whether terminal sedation is ever morally acceptable. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(5):345-349. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.5.ccas3-0705. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Current page 16
Case and Commentary Jun 2010 Taking No for an Answer: Refusal of Life-Sustaining Treatment Stephanie Cooper, MD, MS If treatment may prolong death rather than saving a life, physicians must honor the informed refusal of life-sustaining intervention. Virtual Mentor. 2010;12(6):444-449. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2010.12.6.ccas2-1006.
Case and Commentary Aug 2009 Communicating Risk of Infertility to Adolescents Prior to Chemotherapy, Commentary 2 James L. Klosky, PhD Clinical and psychosocial considerations influence how oncologists approach discussing sperm banking with adolescent patients who are about to undergo chemotherapy and with the parents of those patients. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(8):593-597. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.8.ccas3-0908.
Case and Commentary Aug 2008 How Much Information Is Enough? Jay Jacobson, MD An overview of guidelines physicians may follow if they think a patient is likely to refuse a recommended diagnostic test. Virtual Mentor. 2008;10(8):501-505. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2008.10.8.ccas4-0808.
Case and Commentary May 2007 The Hard Case of Palliative Sedation Eran Klein, MD, PhD The rule of double effect can help Catholic institutions determine whether terminal sedation is ever morally acceptable. Virtual Mentor. 2007;9(5):345-349. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2007.9.5.ccas3-0705.