19.3 Autonomy and shared decision making Flashcards

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What information is important to disclose to promote autonomy around medical decisions?

A
  1. Diagnosis and extent of disease
  2. Issues related to prognosis
  3. Range of treatment options
  4. Benefit/harm of each treatment
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Name the 5 criteria that must be met for “hard” paternalism

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  1. Patient at risk of a SIGNIFICANT preventable harm
  2. The paternalistic action will probably prevent the arm
  3. Benefits > risks to patient
  4. Persuasion has failed and there is no reasonable alternative to override patient’s autonomy
  5. Approach that is taken is the least impactful of patient autonomy
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