Ethics Flashcards
Ptn with cough want to do a surgery and the surgeon refused, then Ptn threatened to report the doctor, want should you do
Report the ptn to the administration
Consultant ask resident to righ midication the the pharmacists said the ptn is allergic to penicillin, what to do
Refuse to write gently
Child brought to hospital with multiple bruises, what to do
Inform child protection services
Parents brought their child who was never vaccinated, what to do
Council them and convince thrm with its benifits
Ptn in labor with fetal distress, you counciled her about the need of CS but she refused, what to do
Inform hospital ethics committee
Ptn smoker with 2 previous normal children , doesn’t believe that smoking is harmful to the fetus, what to do
Council her and explain that it causes IUGR
Case of elderly ptn , the surgeon wants to do the procedure while the anesthesiologist refused and said ptn cant handle it, what to do
Sign high risk consent
Meningitis is suspected, son refused to give the father IV antibiotics, what to do
Ask the patient
Elderly with end stage cancer, his children asked you to give him the double effect principal treatment ( strong analgesic but migh shorten life span ) what type of decision to follow
Decision of children
Ptn asked about serogate pregnancy, what to do
Tell her its not allowed in your hospital and warn her that you think its not allowsed in this country
Doctor advised a postmenopausal woamn the HRT is not good for her age but the ptn insist what ot do
Refuse to give it
Couple came due to infertility issues, blood results are back and husban has HIV ,what to do
Inform both , or inform husband and goverment so they can inform the wife
Elderly ptn with abdominal pain and cant urinate what to do
Folly catherter
Baby with fetal congenital heart abnormalities that needs intubation to save his life , the mother is a physician at the same hospital and refused intubation what to do
Depend on the babys age. I think if more than 32 week then Do intubation anyway to save his life ( not sure )
40 years old ptn has to do amputation but he refused, what to do
Let him sign against medical advice