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101. Case: A Question from Family About Outcomes

You are caring for a patient following a severe stroke. The attending physician has been very clear with the family that it is unlikely that the patient will survive and…
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100. Case: Chatting About Hopes and Goals

You are a social worker who is part of a rehab team. During lunch, the conversation turns to one of the patients that you and your team is working with….
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97. Case: A Conversation About Vaccination with a New Parent

You are a nurse practitioner working in a family practice. A first-time parent brings their child in for a 2-month checkup. The parent seems nervous when vaccines are mentioned as…
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94. Case: Conventional vs Chinese Medicine

Lisa Chun is a 12-year-old recently diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. She arrived as a refugee from China five years ago with her parents and her younger brother. She has integrated…
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93. Case: Mr. Rattan Wants to Stay

Mr. Rattan has been a resident at Ocean Wind, a retirement community offering a range of options for accommodation, for the last ten years since his partner died. Currently he…
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90. Case: What is Best for Angela?

Angela Flores is a six year old with some minor developmental delays caused by traumatic birth. She has recently been diagnosed with a brain tumor and her prognosis is poor. …
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89. Case: Who Has a Right to Know?

Kevin is a14-year-old admitted to hospital with persistent headache, muscle spasms, tremors, significant motor impairment, fever, cough and symptoms of liver damage. A diagnosis of lipoid pneumonia has been made…
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88. Case: Whose Problem Is It?

Case substantially modified from “Obesity in Kids: When Appeals to Vanity Don’t Work,” Virtual Mentor 8(10): 377-380, October 2006 – see virtualmentor.ama-assn.org Nicholas has the option of spending the summer…
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86. Case: Herbs in the Hospital

Katrina Chen is a 23 year old with a history of severe anxiety and hospitalization after particularly acute panic attacks. She has tried a variety of psychotropic medications and of…
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85. Case: Adam’s Story

Adam Snowdon, a 16 year-old Sydney boy, was diagnosed with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) 18 months ago. The disease has progressed rapidly over the past three months and over this…
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