Case 11 : DNR and No CPR
Case Study 8 : PERSONALIZING HEALTH CARE Challenges A 45 year old male lay in a comatose state, attached to a respirator for the past three years. The doctors say he no longer holds any hope for recovery. Furthermore, the patient’s wife and children are now unable to find resources to help pay for the […]
Case 10 : Ordinary and Extraordinary Means
Case Study 8 : PERSONALIZING HEALTH CARE Challenges A 15-year old male is admitted with the chief complaint of pain associated with liver cancer. The doctors explain to the patient’s family that since the malignancy already sits at a very advanced stage, no real hope for recovery exists, and that any aggressive treatment (e.g., radiation) […]
Case 9 : Well-Formed Conscience
Case Study 8 : WELL-FORMED CONSCIENCE Challenges A health care professional harbors doubts regarding the moral acceptability of some procedures he cooperates in at the hospital where he works. Unable to resolve the question, he feels troubled with the thought that he might be continuously performing acts of injustice towards the patients. Question What should […]
Case 8 : Personalizing Health Care
Case Study 8 : PERSONALIZING HEALTH CARE Challenges A health care professional working at a hospital notices a colleague frequently treats their patients in an impersonal manner. He politely calls his attention regarding this. Question Why should health care be personalized? Solutions Depersonalization of health care arises as one negative consequence of specialization in the […]
Case 7 : Truth Telling to the Dying
Case Study 6 :FREE AND INFORMED CONSENT Challenges A 62-year old female came to the Out-Patient Department with a chief complaint of gangrene on the left foot. She was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, subsequently admitted to the hospital’s charity ward, and informed of the need for an operation, to which she readily agreed. After the […]
Case 6 : Free and Informed Consent
Case Study 6 :FREE AND INFORMED CONSENT Challenges A 62-year old female came to the Out-Patient Department with a chief complaint of gangrene on the left foot. She was diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, subsequently admitted to the hospital’s charity ward, and informed of the need for an operation, to which she readily agreed. After the […]
Case 4 : Principle Of Double Effect
Case Study 4 :PRINCIPLE OF DOUBLE EFFECT Challenges A 27 y/o patient, 7 months pregnant, developed stage III endometrial carcinoma without metastasis. The attending physician recommended total hysterectomy, explaining that without the operation, she risked death. Question The mother argues that a total hysterectomy amounts to killing her baby. Is the hysterectomy ethically acceptable? Solutions […]
Case 3 : Confidentiality
Case Study 3 :Confidentiality Challenges With great surprise and resentment, a patient’s wife overhears two hospital staff members talking about her husband’s illness while riding a crowded elevator. Question What are some of the dimensions of confidentiality? Solutions Health care professionals must protect patients’ right to privacy. They should discuss a case, for the patient’s […]
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Case 2 : The Role Of The Bioethics Committe
Case Study 2 : The Role Of The Bioethics Committe Challenges A doctor and her colleagues cannot decide on how to manage a certain patient, fearing that their solution might be ethically questionable. It was suggested that they approach the Bioethics Committee. Question What is the role of the Bioethics Committee in a hospital? Solutions […]
Case 1 : Withdrawing of Life Support
Case Study 1 :WITHDRAWALING LIFE SUPPORT Challenges Patient is a 52-year old male who met an accident, and has been attached to a respirator in a comatose state for 8 months. The family’s resources have been continuously depleted. The doctors, who long gave up hope for recovery, feel that they are uselessly prolonging the patient’s […]
MakatiMed Beat May 2025 Volume 16 – Issue 183
