The Physician's Perspective on Medical Law - Volume I discusses situations where there may be legal issues involved in the course of evaluating and treating patients. The authors describe the type of information needed to be collected, how to deal with it, how to preserve it and how to communicate it.

The Physician's Perspective on Medical Law - Volume II focuses on the health care system in the U.S. from a physician's perspective. The authors examine and discuss physician licensure, hospital peer review, medical record keeping,...

The death 'Of a child, 'One wh'Ose vulnerability and unfilled promise c'Omp'Ounds the tragedy 'Of any death, t'Ouches us deeply. When that death 'Occurs due t'O the generally unexpected and sudden loss 'Of brain functi'On, it is particularly P'Oignant. And yet, when death c'Omes, it sh'Ould be diag nosed expediti'Ously. The professi'Onal resP'Onsibilities 'Of the physician require that he b'Oth rec 'Ognize brain death and inf'Orm the family 'Of its occurrence. In additi'On, since recent advances in transplantati'On provide the P'Ossibility 'Of using the 'Organs 'Of a brain-dead child t'O save...