Ethics In Aging And End Of Life Care

Question 1

What is the term that describes Intentionally causing / hastening a death for someone who is competent and
wants to die (with a benevolent intention.

Answer 1

Voluntary euthanasia

Question 2

What is the term that describes Intentionally causing / hastening a death for someone who lacks capacity to make that
decision (with a benevolent intention)

Answer 2

Non voluntary euthanasia

Question 3

What is the term that describes Intentionally causing / hastening death against the will of the person who
dies (with a benevolent intention)

Answer 3

Involuntary euthanasia

Question 4

Items required for diagnosis of clinical death

Answer 4

. Brain death
. Cessation of respiration
. Cessation of circulation

Question 5

Items to diagnose brain death

Answer 5

. No motor responses within the cranial nerve distribution can be elicited by
painful or other sensory stimuli.
. No reflex responses indicative of continued brain stem function:
. Absence of corneal, occulo-cephalic and occulo-vestibular reflexes.
Absence of pupillary response of bright light.
. Absence of gag reflex ,spontaneous swallowing, tongue or facial
movements
. Apnoea test

Question 6

How many experts are required for diagnosis of brain death

Answer 6

3

Question 7

Term describing a patient who loses the higher cerebral powers of the brain but functions of the brainstem remain intact

Answer 7

Persistant vegetative state

Question 8

Term describing slowness of life processes without termination

Answer 8

Apparent death