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Legal and Ethical Concerns in Treating Kidney Failure - Case Study Workbook (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000)
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Legal and Ethical Concerns in Treating Kidney Failure - Case Study Workbook (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2000)
Series: Legal and Ethical Concerns in Medicine, 1
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Once dialysis treatment, in 1960, permitted life prolongation for
some but not all patients in kidney failure, an ethical genie' was
released. The introduction of peritoneal dialysis and kidney
transplantation compounded the physician's dilemma by underscoring
those left untreated. Who should be selected for uremia therapy?
Should exclusion from treatment be properly delegated to
administrators or physicians, or better left to a committee? Are
some candidates more worthy than others? As examples: Do Presidents
and Kings warrant priority in cadaver organ allocation over
ordinary citizens? Are rich people more deserving than the poor? Is
it ethical to choose a younger over an older patient? Can children
and/or mentally incompetent persons serve as living organ donors?
Is it proper to market organs under controlled circumstances? Eli
A. Friedman, an experienced nephrology training program director,
and Medical Advisor to the American Association of Kidney Patients,
has collected 24 difficult cases that focus on these and other
vexing though common stressful issues faced by those who manage
kidney patients. Using a novel approach to each case, the opinions
of lawyers, nephrologists, patients, and a transplant surgeon are
proffered sequentially. Friedman asks and then answers searching
questions arising from the debate. The quality of information
presented is positively flavored by the fact that three of the
respondents (one an attorney) are kidney transplant recipients.
Members of the kidney team, those immersed in seeking truth in
medical ethics, and all participating in exploring the legality or
ethical basis of organ replacement will find this book pertinent to
their effort.
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