Cinical Ethics: Introduction "the four boxes" Flashcards
_________________ is embedded in every clinical encounter BETWEEN patients and clinicians.
Ethical issues
What is the central feature of the clinical encounter.
The therapeutic relationship between the patient and the clinician.
Physicians enter the doctor-patient relationship with what 4 priorities?
- patient’s interest
- devotion to the competent care of the patient
- preserve confidentiality
- communicate honestly and compassionately
_____________ is the structured approach to ethical decisions in clinical medicine.
Clinical ethics
What is the standard pattern for organizing factual information given by the patient. (5)
- the CHIEF complaint
- HISTORY of the chief complaint
- GENERAL medical history
- results of PHYSICAL diagnosis
- results of LABORATORY results
What are the “FOUR TOPICS” for organizing ETHICAL reasoning
-Medical indication
-Contextual features
-Quality of Life
-Patient Preference
(MCQP ~ MCOP)
Bioethical scholars generally identify what FOUR ETHICAL PRINCIPALS.
- beneficence
- non-maleficence
- respect of autonomy
- justice
Beneficence
To do good; To remove harm; To promote welfare
Act in the best interest of the patient
Non-maleficence
“At least, do no harm”
Respect for autonomy
- Respects a patient’s right to self-determination
- Informed consent
- Allow patient to make their own decision
Justice
Giving what is “due” to patients
What refers to the diagnostic and therapeutic interventions used to treat a medical problem?
Medical indication
What states the choice of the patient or the decision of the caregiver as it relates to treatment?
Patient Preference
T/F?
CONTEXTUAL FEATURES describes the degree of satisfaction, pleasure, well-being, distress and malfunction before and after treatment.
- false
- QUALITY OF LIFE
What type of features identify the social, institutional, financial and legal settings?
CONTEXTUAL FEATURES
