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Legal and Ethical Concerns in Treating Kidney Failure

Case Study Workbook

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Editors:
  1. Eli A. Friedman

    1. Health Science Center at Brooklyn, State University of New York, Brooklyn, USA

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Part of the book series: Legal and Ethical Concerns in Medicine (LECM, volume 1)

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Table of contents (24 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-15
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  2. Withdrawal from Dialytic Therapy

    • Eli A. Friedman
    Pages 17-29

  3. Failure to Understand Dialytic Therapy

    • Eli A. Friedman
    Pages 30-41

  4. Disruptive Patient

    • Eli A. Friedman
    Pages 42-50

  5. Active Heroin Abuse

    • Eli A. Friedman
    Pages 51-59

  6. No Dialysis for Aids Nephropathy

    • Eli A. Friedman
    Pages 60-70

  7. Futile Dialysis

    • Eli A. Friedman
    Pages 71-78

  8. Physician Bias

    • Eli A. Friedman
    Pages 79-84

  9. Self Referral of Dialysis Patients

    • Eli A. Friedman
    Pages 85-91

  10. Game Playing Families

    • Eli A. Friedman
    Pages 92-96

  11. Physician Refusal of HIV+ Patients

    • Eli A. Friedman
    Pages 97-103

  12. Religious Control of Patient

    • Eli A. Friedman
    Pages 104-111

  13. Emotionally Related Organ Donation

    • Eli A. Friedman
    Pages 112-117

  14. Discrimination in Organ Donation

    • Eli A. Friedman
    Pages 118-123

  15. “Gift” for Transplant Priority

    • Eli A. Friedman
    Pages 124-130

  16. Child to Parent Kindey Transplant

    • Eli A. Friedman
    Pages 131-136

  17. Purchased Kidney

    • Eli A. Friedman
    Pages 137-142

  18. Suspected Subterfuge in Proposing Kidney Donor

    • Eli A. Friedman
    Pages 143-148

  19. Accepting Organ from Mentally Deficient Donor

    • Eli A. Friedman
    Pages 149-157

  20. Consent from Child for Organ Donation

    • Eli A. Friedman
    Pages 158-166
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About this book

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.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Health Science Center at Brooklyn, State University of New York, Brooklyn, USA

    Eli A. Friedman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Legal and Ethical Concerns in Treating Kidney Failure

  • Book Subtitle: Case Study Workbook

  • Editors: Eli A. Friedman

  • Series Title: Legal and Ethical Concerns in Medicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4355-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2000

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-6570-9Published: 30 September 2000

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-5875-9Published: 11 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-4355-4Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1568-2293

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 213

  • Topics: Nephrology, Medical Law, Law, general, Clinical Psychology

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