Category: Ethics Casebook-Themes

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Case: Mrs Leung

Goal Setting

Introduction
Backgrounders
Themes

Goal setting

Miscommunication with family in advance care planning

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Case: Mr Ip Case: Mrs Yeung Case: Mrs Yeung

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 Case: Mr Wong

Futility

Introduction
Backgrounders
Themes

Futility

Conflict between team members

Continuation of Dialysis Therapy

Complaints and discontent from family members

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Case: Mrs Tsang

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 Kwok Case: Mrs Yeung

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: Mr Chan Case: Mrs Tsang Case: Ms Ng Case: Ms Ng

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 Tse

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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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

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

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Case: Mr Chau

Conscientious objection

Introduction
Backgrounders
Themes

Conscientious objection

Disagreements over timing for advance care planning