whournameiz
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Patient asks doc to give him something so that he can die.
What does the doc base his dicision on?
nonmaleficience Vs beneficence
autonomy
...?? anyone familiar with this, i think ive seen it somewhere before
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| drduck
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did they give age of the patient???
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| whournameiz
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very old
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| me007
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euthanasia is not correct choice
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| drduck
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is thatQ complete....
anyone telling whats going on??????
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| keepgoing
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IMO this patient's request for death should trigger the physician to do a complete survey or exploration and understanding of the patient's suffering, why the request is being made ,what is troubling patient,if particular time patient is feeling distressed etc etc, and help sustained effort to relieve the distress.
Edited by keepgoing on 06/09/07 - 10:51 AM
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| whournameiz
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all i know is, the physician can prescribe pain medication (per 1st aid) i dont understand beneficence etc. that queston was from someones exam and thats all they could remember
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| Luckyall
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Always good to know some latin  in this world, and i mean for anything !
Nonmaleficence --->primum non nocere--->doing no harm
Beneficence-->latin beneficentia--->active goodness or kindness, charity !
Hope that helps !
Under no circumstances, an MD can administer a drug just because "Patient asks doc to give him something so that he can die". Always remember Hippocratic oath !!!  
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