• J Gen Intern Med · Mar 2005

    Case Reports

    A clinician's approach to clinical ethical reasoning.

    • Lauris C Kaldjian, Robert F Weir, and Thomas P Duffy.
    • Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. lauris-kaldjian@uiowa.edu <lauris-kaldjian@uiowa.edu>
    • J Gen Intern Med. 2005 Mar 1; 20 (3): 306311306-11.

    AbstractWe offer a systematic strategy that situates clinical ethical reasoning within the paradigm of clinical reasoning. The trajectory of this strategy parallels clinical reasoning: a plain statement of the initial problem, careful gathering of data, a differential diagnostic assessment, and articulation and confirmation of a justified plan. This approach pays special attention to the goals of medical care, because so much depends on whether or not physician and patient share the same goals. This approach also addresses the heterogeneity of clinical problems that at first appear ethical and acknowledges the ethical pluralism that pervades clinical ethics.

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