Category: Ethics Casebook-Themes

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Case: Mrs Leung Ethics Casebook-Themes

Heart failure in end of life care

Introduction
Backgrounders
Themes

Heart failure in end of life care

Miscommunication with family in advance care planning

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Case: Mrs Leung Ethics Casebook-Themes

Goal Setting

Introduction
Backgrounders
Themes

Goal setting

Miscommunication with family in advance care planning

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Case: Mr Ip Case: Mrs Yeung Ethics Casebook-Themes

Goals of care

Introduction
Backgrounders
Themes

Goals of care

ICU triage for patient with advanced cancer

Withholding antibiotics at the end of life

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Case: Mr Cheung Case: Mr Lau Ethics Casebook-Themes

Futility

Introduction
Backgrounders
Themes

Futility

Conflict between team members

Continuation of Dialysis Therapy

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Case: Mrs Tsang Ethics Casebook-Themes

Filial piety

Introduction
Backgrounders
Themes

Filial piety

Filial piety in end of life care decisions

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Case: Mr Ip Case: Mrs Kwok Case: Mrs Yeung Ethics Casebook-Themes

Family determination

Introduction
Backgrounders
Themes

Family determination

Family requests to withhold the truth from patient

Withholding antibiotics at the end of life

Withholding antibiotics at the end of life

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Case: Mr Chan Case: Mrs Tsang Case: Ms Ng Ethics Casebook-Themes

Family conflict

Introduction
Backgrounders
Themes

Family conflict

Feeding tube decision in a dying demented patient

Opting for Chinese over Western medicine

Filial piety in end of life care decisions

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Case: Mr Chan Case: Mr Tse Case: Mrs Yeung Ethics Casebook-Themes

Dementia

Introduction
Backgrounders
Themes

Dementia

Feeding tube decision in a dying demented patient

Challenges in careful hand feeding

Mentally Incapable of Making End of Life Care Decisions

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Case: Mr Cheung Case: Mr Tse Case: Mrs Kwok Case: Ms Ng Ethics Casebook-Themes

Decision-making capacity

Introduction
Backgrounders
Themes

Decision-making capacity

Family requests to withhold the truth from patient

Opting for Chinese over Western medicine

Mentally Incapable of Making End of Life Care Decisions

Continuation of Dialysis Therapy

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Case: Mr Chan Case: Mrs Kwok Case: Ms Ng Ethics Casebook-Themes

Cultural beliefs

Introduction
Backgrounders
Themes

Cultural beliefs

Feeding tube decision in a dying demented patient

Family requests to withhold the truth from patient

Opting for Chinese over Western medicine