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INTRODUCTION The Four Topics: Case Analysis in Clinical EthicsReferences The Four Topics Chart CHAPTER 1. Indications for MedicalIntervention 1.1 Inappropriate Interventions 1.2 Orders not to AttemptResuscitation 1.3 Care of the Dying Patient 1.4 Legal Implications ofForgoing Treatment 1.5 Determination of Death CHAPTER 2. Preferences ofPatients 2.1 Informed Consent 2.2 Decisional Capacity 2.3 Beliefs due toReligious and Cultural Diversity 2.4 Truthful Communication 2.5 CompetentRefusal of Treatment 2.6 Advance Planning 2.7 Decision-Making for theMentally Incapacitated Patient 2.8 The Limits of Patient Preferences 2.9Failure to Cooperate with Medical Recommendation 2.10 Alternative MedicineCHAPTER 3. Quality of Life 3.1 Enhancing Quality of Life 3.2 ObjectiveCriteria for Quality of Life 3.3 Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide 3.4Suicide CHAPTER 4. Contextual Features 4.1 Role of Interested Parties 4.2Physician Confidentiality 4.3 The Economics of Health Care 4.4 Allocationof Scarce Health Resources 4.5 Religion 4.6 The Role of the Law in ClinicalEthics 4.7 Clinical Research 4.8 Clinical Teaching 4.9 OccupationalMedicine 4.10 Public Health 4.11 Ethics Committees 4.12 Ethics Consultation