Wrong medicine : doctors, patients, and futile treatment / Lawrence J. Schneiderman and Nancy S. Jecker.
Publication details: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xi, 230 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780801898501 (hardcover : acidfree paper)
- 0801898501 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
- 9780801898518 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
- 080189851X (pbk. : acid-free paper)
- 610.69/6 22
- R724 .S3936 2011
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Are doctors supposed to be doing this? -- Why it is hard to say no -- Why we must say no -- Families who say, "do everything!" -- Futility and rationing -- Medical futility in a litigious society -- Ethical implications of medical futility -- The way it is now/the way it ought to be : for patients -- The way it is now/the way it ought to be : for health professionals -- The high points : medical futility -- Medical futility : where do we stand now?