Tag / scarce resource allocation
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Case Study – Mrs. Bartolini’s Medical Team Weighs Allocation of Scarce Resources and Non-Beneficial Treatment
Bioethics case study on non-beneficial treatment and scarce resource allocation in video or print. It breaks their heart, but the medical team is wonder if they should withhold these transfusions to prioritize other patients that might see more benefit from the transfusion, including lifesaving cures.
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Case Study – The Ethics of Blood Shortages
Her hemoglobin is notably low, requiring transfusions to make the patient feel better, but without any hemorrhaging site noted. With proper care, inclusive of additional blood transfusions, Graciela’s prognosis is estimated to be a life expectancy of 3 to 6 months.
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