What is a medical ethics topic that is or was in the news that might a affect a medical assistant?
Q. What is a medical ethics topic that is or was in the news that might a affect a medical assistant?
Asked by Suga - Thu Apr 10 18:46:38 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. If you are looking for a topic to research for a school project, google the "Review Journal, Las Vegas, NV". Look for the stories about the endoscopy centers. Recently, 40,000 people here (I am 1) have been subjected to atrocities by the clinics' owners. Single dose drugs were re-administered allowing cross contamination of HIV and Hep C virus. Equipment was not cleaned in sterile solutions (solution used several times before replacing) etc. Some Nurses and medical personnel refused to do these things as ordered and were fired or quit. As to the "ethics" some obviously endangered patients knowingly. This one will keep you interested and busy for awhile. Clinics have been ordered closed, city fines levied, criminal investigations are… [cont.]
Answered by Bandit - Thu Apr 10 19:01:57 2008

Medical ethics question? I am struggling to answer this hypothetical ethical question?
Q. If you had to choose to give a transplant to either a successful elderly member of the community or a 20 year old drug addict who would you choose? --- My answer was that it is not in my power [as a physician] to determine the value of human life and I would give the transplant to whoever was on the waiting list first and depending on who would most benefit from the transplant. --- However, I would really appreciate some other points of views to properly answer the question. Thanks
Asked by Dark Magician - Thu Dec 11 13:17:08 2008 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It might benefit you to look into how the transplant waiting list works; these types of questions are dealt with in a real-world, life-or-death setting every day. My decision--the question says you have to choose, so your opt-out-of-choosing answer isn't going to get you any points--is that the elderly member of the community, who has done nothing to compromise his own health or the likelihood of the transplant being successful, gets the organ. The junkie, BTW, will not even get on the transplant list until he's been clean a certain amount of time. Post-transplant care requires diligence and responsible behavior, and he has not demonstrated a capacity for either while he's still using. There's no point in transplanting an organ likely to… [cont.]
Answered by Maryn - Thu Dec 11 13:27:40 2008

an overview of the medical ethics issue.?
Q. I have the following: 1-cunseling relationships of patients 2-confidentiality,privile ged communication, and privacy 3-profssional responsibility 4-autonomy-right to refuse or choose medical treatrment 5-disclosing of imformation 6-dotor patient privileaed 7-medical care for all people that is all I have HELP! Other question I need help on:I know how to uses power point,but i dont konw how to identifie two healthcare companies that have ecxperienced allegations of ethics violations and briegfly discuss each outcome. All help is needed I am not sure just how to answer this homework question. then there is this one question also. Recap each legal situatuion and describe the outcome of each situation. Any one can help answer these… [cont.]
Asked by williammcmasters - Sat Feb 10 17:58:03 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Medical ethical principles: 1. Beneficience - A practitioner must act in the best interest of the patient. 2. Non-maleficience - First, do no harm. 3. Autonomy - The patient always has a right to refuse or choose medical treatment. 4. Justice - Concerns the distribution of scarce resources, and determines who gets what treatment 5. Dignity - The patient, and the person treating the patient, have a right to dignity 6. Honesty - The patient should never be lied to, and should be given the whole truth concerning their illness and treatments. Confidentiality is not a single ethical principle in itself, rather it is linked in to several bioethical principles. Confidentiality shows a respect for an individual's autonomy and their right to… [cont.]
Answered by Karma expecting again Sept 2010 - Sat Feb 10 18:28:16 2007