Ethical Decisions Regarding Organ Transplants Brinda Loupe American Military University Modern medicine has made many achievements, perhaps one of the most remarkable achievements is the ability to prolong a life by replacing one or more of their major organs. Many people wait years for a transplant, some may not receive one at all, due to the number of organs available is lower that the need or demand for them. Along with the supply issues are many ethical issues arise with regard to procurement and distribution of the organs. Physicians should provide education to all patients during their care in regards to organ donation rather than waiting until the time when a family member is distraught to asked about the donation. Many families will reject the idea of organ donation in an effort to hold on to their loved one.
In her essay “Organ Sales Will Save Lives”, Joanna Mackay explains how legalizing kidney sales would be beneficial in more ways than one; saving the lives of patients willing to buy kidneys, and with legal compensation, helping to end poverty in the countries of those willing to sell. In her essay, Mackay explains that even though there are nearly 350,000 people suffering from end-stage renal disease, an almost always-fatal disease, treatment options are limited exclusively to transplant and dialysis. Though effective, dialysis is an expensive and painful process, making the patient dependent on a machine for the rest of their life. Transplant, however, is far more successful; new equipment and anti-rejection treatments make it an incredibly safe and effective procedure. When a matching donor can’t be found within immediate family members, patients must wait for a kidney from deceased donors, such as old age or accident victims.
Even though it’s an easier way it is more expensive which unfortunately would make it more difficult for people who are in poverty to make this change. A way to lead a more healthy lifestyle is to be physically active. The government state that it’s important to exercise regularly for only 30 minutes a day, 5 times a week. This could highly help reduce breast cancer as well as bowel and womb cancer. Keeping active can help prevent more than 3,000 cases of cancer a year in the UK.
Many social and economic barriers are a part of why many Americans are not receiving proper healthcare. (Lavizzo-Mourey, R, (2009). We can reduce this by Coordinating care through family doctors and Use insurance to manage chronic diseases (Arnst, C. (2009). Example, if more people seek preventive care and are able to speak to their doctor longer than the 10 minutes most providers are with the patient more problems can be addressed and preventive standards can be set in place. This can save the nation an estimated $25 to $50 billion a year for not repeating visits for duplicate complaints or follow up cost.
Today class, we are going to learn the about history of human-made replacement hearts for medical purposes. Around the 1980s surgeons realized that there has to be a way to bridge the gap between people who wait for an available heart transplant and the amount of transplantable hearts available. This was not clear to most surgeons in the beginning because most of the hearts collected for transplants came from healthy humans who suddenly died, such as someone in a car crash, but as cars got safer, these instances became rarer. The first version of a mechanical heart was designed by a ventriloquist named Paul Winchell who, with the help of Dr. Henry Heimlich, invented the Jarvik-7, the first device used to keep people alive while waiting for a transplantable heart. Unfortunately the Jarvik-7 requires the person to sit beside a big, noisy air compressor 24 hours a day with hoses piercing the
The cost of health insurance is continuing to rise which intern is making it difficult for Americans to provide health care for themselves and their families. Nationalizing health care would make health care more affordable to all Americans. Americans would be ensured the best health insurance possible. According to David Himmelstein, “Health insurance premiums have doubled in the last 8 years, rising 3.7times faster than wages in the past 8 years, and increasing co-pays and deductibles threaten access to care. Many insurance plans cover only a limited number of doctors’ visits or hospital days, exposing families’ to unlimited financial liability.
The Cholesterol Race PCSK9 stands for proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9. PCSK9 inhibitors are being made to help reduce cholesterol. Scientists are very optimistic that PCSK9 inhibitor drugs can decrease cholesterol, which is one of the major health problems in the United States today. Many people are dying each year because of high cholesterol. Two companies are gaining a lot of ground on coming up with a drug to lower cholesterol without horrible side effects.
Lastly, the amount of personal bankruptcies will be reduced. Many Americans file for bankruptcy because of their medical bills, if the rates go down and more people can afford coverage then it would make sense that the amount of bankruptcies would also go down. Even though the pros all help and seem great the cons to this policy also holds valid points. First, “18 million of the uninsured will be forced to go under Medicaid, while the rest will have to accept another government program. Even so, millions will remain uninsured,” (Pros and cons of Obama care June 29, 2012).
Hospice Organization Lisa Harris SS368 December 11, 2012 Douglas McCoy Hospice Organization I Interviewed After careful thought and consideration of all the organization that I could interview for this assignment and given what is going on in my personal life with my mom’s current health I chose to interview someone from Faith Hospice of Oklahoma. About the Interviewee I interviewed Charlene Killgore she is the Volunteer Coordinator of Faith Hospice of Oklahoma, she handles the Norman and Oklahoma City location. Due to time constraints for both of us we were not able to meet in person, so our conversation took place over the phone it really turned out to be a phone conversation where I asked the first question about what she
At the end of March, more than 6,000 people were on the waiting list for an organ transplant, and during the previous 12 months, more than 400 had died waiting for such an operation. The NHS would purchase live organs and tissues just as it does other goods such as