Articles and features 10/05/2019 End of life care Preview Article End of life care Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview When treating a patient who is close to death, clear communication and collective decision-making are as important as any clinical intervention Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... End of Life Care Decision Making Communication
Case report 14/11/2017 The importance of living wills Preview Article The importance of living wills Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Patient B, a 70-year-old female, with a history of dementia, stroke and pneumonia, was admitted to the emergency room of a private hospital in a coma. She had advanced lung cancer and was well-known to the physician, Dr Y, who was called to see her. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... End of Life Care Record keeping
Case report 14/11/2017 Dialysis or a right to die? Preview Article Dialysis or a right to die? Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Patient A, a 57-year-old male, was admitted to the ICU of a private hospital with kidney and liver failure, and in a coma. There was no living will and family members gave a history of long-standing alcohol abuse. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Listen End of Life Care Professionalism Emergency Medicine
Articles and features 08/08/2014 Will a new approach to patients near the end of life suffer the same... Preview Article Will a new approach to patients near the end of life suffer the same fate as the Liverpool Care Pathway? Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Medicolegal expert and MPS spokesperson, Dr Pallavi Bradshaw, questions the new approach to end of life care outlined by the government. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... End of Life Care Decision Making Communication Patients Managing clinical risk
Articles and features 16/01/2013 Dilemma: DNAR orders Preview Article Dilemma: DNAR orders Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Dr Jonny Morris describes a tricky scenario of a patient with a do not attempt resuscitation (DNAR) order. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... End of Life Care Managing clinical risk New Doctor Casebook Decision Making