Search Results Search Sort by RelevanceMost Recent Personal Narrative Oct 2009 Sami, the Methanol Guy Nabil Al-Khalisi, MD A look through the eyes of an emergency room physician in Baghdad at a 5-year-old boy who died for his grandfather’s religious beliefs. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(10):799-803. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.10.mnar1-0910. Viewpoint Nov 2009 A Toolkit for Practical Medical Ethics Douglas Brown, PhD Approaches that help medical students recognize and resolve ethical questions in patient care. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(11):909-914. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.11.oped2-0911. Case and Commentary Feb 2004 Finding the Balance in Shared Decision Making, Commentary 1 Ellen Painter Dollar Physicians need to manage parental treatment decisions when the decisions conflict with medical judgment. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):86-88. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.ccas3-0402. Case and Commentary Feb 2004 Finding the Balance in Shared Decision Making, Commentary 2 Daniel A. Beals, MD Physicians need to manage parental treatment decisions when the decisions conflict with medical judgment. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):89-91. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.ccas3-0402. Case and Commentary Apr 2003 The Patient-Parent-Physician Relationship, Commentary 2 Patrick Staunton, MD A physician treating adolescents must look at non-physical causes of illness, and not let an opinionated parent make a diagnosis. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(4):119-121. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.4.ccas2-0304. Health Law Feb 2004 Disputing Parental Judgment in a Case of Dialysis Douglas Brosnan, JD In cases where a parent is denying life-saving medical treatment, physician paternalism can step in to help provide the proper care to the patient. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):98-101. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.hlaw1-0402. Case and Commentary Mar 2004 Disagreement over Error Disclosure, Commentary 1 Brintha Krishnamoorthy Physicians have an ethical obligation to admit mistakes to their patients, even if no harm came of the mistakes. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(3):103-107. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.ccas1-0403. Case and Commentary Mar 2004 Disagreement over Error Disclosure, Commentary 2 Kevin O'Rourke, OP Physicians have an ethical obligation to admit mistakes to their patients, even if no harm came of the mistakes. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(3):103-107. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.ccas1-0403. Case and Commentary Aug 2004 Helping Surrogate Decision Makers in the Face of Uncertainty Robert W. Taylor, MD Physicians need to help surrogate decision makers to make treatment and end-of-life decisions for those with severe neurological damage by proving a realistic prognosis and maintain strong lines of communication. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):342-344. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.ccas2-0408. State of the Art and Science Oct 2004 Surgery for Bowel Obstruction in Ovarian Cancer Jennifer Reenan, MD Palliative surgery can be considered for terminally ill patients with bowel obstruction if the patient is likely to benefit from the surgery. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(10):449-451. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.10.cprl1-0410. Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Current page 27 Page 28 Next page Next › Last page Last »
Personal Narrative Oct 2009 Sami, the Methanol Guy Nabil Al-Khalisi, MD A look through the eyes of an emergency room physician in Baghdad at a 5-year-old boy who died for his grandfather’s religious beliefs. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(10):799-803. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.10.mnar1-0910.
Viewpoint Nov 2009 A Toolkit for Practical Medical Ethics Douglas Brown, PhD Approaches that help medical students recognize and resolve ethical questions in patient care. Virtual Mentor. 2009;11(11):909-914. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2009.11.11.oped2-0911.
Case and Commentary Feb 2004 Finding the Balance in Shared Decision Making, Commentary 1 Ellen Painter Dollar Physicians need to manage parental treatment decisions when the decisions conflict with medical judgment. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):86-88. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.ccas3-0402.
Case and Commentary Feb 2004 Finding the Balance in Shared Decision Making, Commentary 2 Daniel A. Beals, MD Physicians need to manage parental treatment decisions when the decisions conflict with medical judgment. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):89-91. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.ccas3-0402.
Case and Commentary Apr 2003 The Patient-Parent-Physician Relationship, Commentary 2 Patrick Staunton, MD A physician treating adolescents must look at non-physical causes of illness, and not let an opinionated parent make a diagnosis. Virtual Mentor. 2003;5(4):119-121. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2003.5.4.ccas2-0304.
Health Law Feb 2004 Disputing Parental Judgment in a Case of Dialysis Douglas Brosnan, JD In cases where a parent is denying life-saving medical treatment, physician paternalism can step in to help provide the proper care to the patient. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(2):98-101. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.2.hlaw1-0402.
Case and Commentary Mar 2004 Disagreement over Error Disclosure, Commentary 1 Brintha Krishnamoorthy Physicians have an ethical obligation to admit mistakes to their patients, even if no harm came of the mistakes. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(3):103-107. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.ccas1-0403.
Case and Commentary Mar 2004 Disagreement over Error Disclosure, Commentary 2 Kevin O'Rourke, OP Physicians have an ethical obligation to admit mistakes to their patients, even if no harm came of the mistakes. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(3):103-107. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.3.ccas1-0403.
Case and Commentary Aug 2004 Helping Surrogate Decision Makers in the Face of Uncertainty Robert W. Taylor, MD Physicians need to help surrogate decision makers to make treatment and end-of-life decisions for those with severe neurological damage by proving a realistic prognosis and maintain strong lines of communication. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(8):342-344. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.8.ccas2-0408.
State of the Art and Science Oct 2004 Surgery for Bowel Obstruction in Ovarian Cancer Jennifer Reenan, MD Palliative surgery can be considered for terminally ill patients with bowel obstruction if the patient is likely to benefit from the surgery. Virtual Mentor. 2004;6(10):449-451. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2004.6.10.cprl1-0410.