{"product_id":"9781421401089","title":"Wrong Medicine: Doctors, Patients, and Futile Treatment","description":"\u003cp\u003eToo often, patients in American hospitals are subjected to painful, expensive, and futile treatments because of a physician’s notion of medical duty or a family’s demands. Lawrence J. Schneiderman and Nancy S. Jecker renew their call for common sense and realistic expectations in medicine in this revised and updated edition of \u003ci\u003eWrong Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a physician and a philosopher—both internationally recognized experts in medical ethics—\u003ci\u003eWrong Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e addresses key topics that have occupied the media and the courts for the past several decades, including the wrenching Terry Schiavo case. The book combines clear descriptions of ethical principles with real clinical stories to discuss the medical, legal, and political issues that confront doctors today as they seek to provide the best medical care to critically ill patients. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors have added two chapters that outline theoretical, legislative, judicial, and clinical developments since the first edition. Based on the latest empirical research, \u003ci\u003eWrong Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e continues to guide a broad range of health care professionals through the challenges of providing humane end-of-life care.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153193713904,"sku":"9781421401089","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781421401089_p0.jpg?v=1769898173","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781421401089","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}