She had a breast lumpectomy 2 months ago and has just had a port insertion. Her chemo regimen consists of: 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), ifosfamide (Ifex) and mesna (Mesnex). She is using Ondansetron (Zofran) for nausea. Her Lab work came back as: * Sodium: 135 mEq/L * Potassium: 3.7 mEq/L * Hemoglobin: 8.5 g.dL * Hematocrit: 25% * Red blood cells: 2.8 million/mm3 * White blood cells: 2.8 mm3/mL * Platelets: 45, 000 mm3/mL Patient Centered Care: Knowledge: This patient is of Latin American decent and they approach life differently in terms of time, male/female roles, personal space, and privacy. Latino patients often delay medical care until their conditions worsen and require immediate attention.
Medicine doesn’t dilute us, if you are dying and you are given the opportunity to either live a little longer or be cured believe me you will start seeing life in a way you’ve never seen in before, you’ll have a greater appreciation for the things you have in life. Although Boorstin makes many claims on technology it’s not difficult to see his bias towards his ideals. His overbearing and constant attack on technology makes it difficult to believe in a way what he is trying to convey. What he is saying makes sense but to discredit technology would be wrong, if it weren’t for technology we wouldn’t have been able to convey his words into writings that could possibly reach people everywhere around the
Physician Assisted suicide The phrase “do no harm” is not actually mentioned in the Hippocratic Oath but that dose not mean that the words in the oath are not upheld, the oath goes much deeper to cement the extreme responsibilities of a doctor and to ensure that it is a patient is first a person not a disease. As a doctor should always exorcise every available option to treat a healthy patient there is an ongoing debate on weather the same treatment is carried out on a patient thought to be terminally ill. The debate has stirred up a great deal of emotions and is near and dear to many American hearts. With the issue of Physician Assisted Suicide many points are discussed for and against In the Articles: “Death And The Law: Why Government Has An Interest In Preserving Life” By Lawrence Rudden and Gerard V. Bradley and “Promoting A culture Of Abandonment” By Teresa R Wagner. Physician assisted suicide is something I disagree with because It would violate the trust between a patient and a doctor, It opens the floodgates for other such abuses and generally such requests are made out of fear for the dying process.
A Living Will is a document that is used to let others know what your end of life wishes are. It includes things such as medicine that you do or do not want, what life saving measures are to be taken, if you want to be on life support or not. This document goes into effect when you become incapacitated and there is no hope of your ultimate recovery. If, for example, you have a heart attack and aren't able to speak, this document will not go into effect, because it is not a terminal illness, so after surgery there is hope of your recovery. This document is important because it helps your family members by relieving them of tough decisions about your life and health.
In an article reflecting on organ donation it states, “There are many reasons why people suffer end-stage organ failure and need an organ transplant and why others are not accepted as organ donors” (“Becoming a donor”). These people would be included in those who could reject the policy. Other people included would be anyone with religious complications or anyone with personal issues about the care of their body being used after death. These people will
ATMC14319 Organ donation is defined as the process of removing an organ or tissue from one person and placing it into another person. Transplanted organ have given the people who has a damaged organ a new chance for a longer life with a health organ. The process of organ donation can save as many as eight lives through the surgical transplantation of organs from a donor to recipients. Most often donors are deceased, but some organs can be donated by living donors. Deceased donors can provide the following organs: kidneys, pancreas, liver, lungs, heart, and intestines, which can be used to save the lives of as many as 8 people.
We are going to begin this paper by looking at the opposing side of this topic. Many people on the side against assisted suicides believe that we as a society have a moral duty to protect those that are innocent. Others believe that any laws that sanction assisted suicides on the basis of mercy and compassion would eventually lead to someone making the decision of who lives or who dies, based on how they feel about the worth of another’s life. The biggest argument against the legalizing of assisted suicides in this country is the fact that it is simply against the law. The Supreme Court has not ruled that a person has a fundamental right to die, there for taking of someone’s life is plain and simply
Apart from fear there are several factors that influence a persons’ decision to sign up for organ donation. Some people simple do not donate due to their religious and cultural beliefs such as going to the spirit world with an intact body. A large number of people are deceived by myths such as doctors withholding a patients’ treatment once they know that the patient wanted to be a donor, a donors’ organs will be given to the highest bidder and not to the person who is in great need and that you have to be young and of good health before when you die to be a donor. The organ donation process is complex and needs well
I will use a reflective model to describe any changes that I have encountered. In the UK, the system that is in place is the ‘opt in’ approach; this system is a more respectable approach to peoples wishes, individuals have to give their consent by signing the Organ Donation Register (ODR), this would allow their organs to be used for donation after death. However, there is a shortage of organ donors in the UK, making long waiting lists for people on the transplant list and many will die waiting. Some Politicians and the British Medical Association (BMA) would like to see the UK adopt the ‘opt out’ (presumed consent) approach. This would mean that every individual in the UK would be willing to donate their organs after death; this would be done by signing the ‘opt out’ register.
Organ Donation, Selling, & Human Trafficking Impact on Personal (Ethical) Values When thinking of organ donation, most people just think of donating your organs after you die or when someone desperately needs it. It saves lives but, when looking at a wider picture we see not only donating. For example, selling and human trafficking is happening as well. Depending on personal or ethical values, makes the difference of how each of these may impact people. The processes of each, donating, selling, and trafficking can change the people’s opinions or values.