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This Article reviews recent case and statutory law concerning patients who refuse medical treatment. Among the special cases considered are: 1) the competent adult patient who refuses treatment on religious or privacy grounds; 2) the incompetent patient whose own wishes were never expressed, but whose family refuses treatment; 3) the ...
Yet, most current patient safety standards advocate a focus on supporting patients and families after harm (US National Patient Safety Steering Committee). Anytime patients and families are harmed, they deserve an explanation for what happened (whether the harm was preventable) and support.
Chronotropic incompetence is common, an important cause of exercise intolerance, and an independent predictor of major adverse cardiovascular events and mortality. It is present in up to 1/3 of patients with HF and contributes to their prominent exertional symptoms and reduced quality-of-life.
Apr 13, 2016 · This chapter outlines how such conflicts and tensions arise in the context of disease prevention and control by exploring ethical issues associated with mandatory treatment and vaccination, disease screening and surveillance, diseases prone to stigma, access to care, health promotion incentives, and emergency response.
- Michael J. Selgelid
- 2016/04/13
- 10.1007/978-3-319-23847-0_4
Aug 3, 2023 · Disease prevention is a procedure through which individuals, those with risk factors for a disease or without the risk factors, are treated in order to prevent a disease from occurring. Treatment normally begins either before signs and symptoms of the disease occur, or shortly thereafter.
May 22, 2020 · To achieve this goal, three key questions must be answered: first, how to identify those ostensibly healthy individuals at high risk of developing disease before they display clinical signs and...
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Errors should be minimized by a stronger focus on competence through better supervision and increased opportunities for simulation, as well as by reinforcing a culture that supports open identification of errors, disclosing errors to patients and families, and that focuses on prevention through quality improvement.
