Biomedical subjects
R G Justin
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Cost containment forces physicians into ethical and quality of care compromises.
Contemporary cost containment measures ignore patients' need for privacy, destroy long-term doctor-patient relationships, and demand ethical and standard of care compromises. Economic considerations have distracted the physician and he/she no longer focuses primarily on the patient's welfare. The superficiality of the doctor-patient relationship and the cost-cutting efforts have jointly contributed to the deterioration of the quality of medical care. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate that the care physicians dispense in the office is adversely affected by cost containment regulations.
Memories worth sharing. Last good-byes.
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Recording end of life directives on hospital admission.
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Use of routine breath alcohol tests in the diagnosis of alcoholism in a primary care practice.
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Annual physical examination and detection of breast cancer.
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How does the depressed patient fare in a family practice?
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Incidence of depression in one family physician's practice.
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Maternal/fetal rights: two views.
The autonomy of a pregnant woman is seriously compromised if she is pressured, threatened, or forced to submit to medical or surgical treatment to which she does not consent. The missionary zeal of physicians, judges, and society to save the at-risk fetus at times violates the competent woman's right to make decisions about the integrity of her body. All avenues must be explored to preserve the health of the fetus, but at the same time, the mother's need for self-determination must be respected. Inevitably, clinical emergencies requiring a choice between the life of the fetus and that of the mother will arise. In crisis situations the pregnant woman has a right to choose.