title: Finite knowledge/finite power: "death panels" and the limits of medicine.
authors.affiliation: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Center for Biomedical Ethics and Society, 2525 West End Ave, Suite 400, Nashville, TN 37203, USA. jeffrey.bishop@vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bishop
authors.forename: Kyle B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Brothers
authors.forename: Joshua E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Perry
authors.forename: Ayesha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ahmad
mesh_terms: D022561:Advanced Cardiac Life Support / Q000941:ethics / Q000639:trends; D016887:Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D002755:Choice Behavior / Q000941:ethics; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D003643:Death; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000639:trends; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D018447:Medical Futility; D026706:Paternalism; D010358:Patient Participation; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000941:ethics / Q000639:trends; D019724:Presumed Consent; D011379:Prognosis; D011639:Public Opinion; D016414:Resuscitation Orders / Q000941:ethics; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014481:United States