What is Medical Ethics ?
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- Dhruv singhaniya
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Mon Jan 14, 2019 5:24 pm
If a baby has a disease that will kill him very soon, what should a doctor do if the baby's mother says she does not want the baby to be helped?
- Aditya992000
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Such tenets may allow doctors, care providers, and families to create a treatment plan and work towards the same common goal without any conflict
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Medical ethics involves examining a specific problem, usually a clinical case, and using values, facts, and logic to decide what the best course of action should be.
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Doctors may deal with a great variety of perplexing ethical problems even in a small medical practice. Here are some common problems identified in a 2016 Medscape survey, where at least some physicians held different opinions [1] :
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This problem was compounded moreover by the fact that “the art must necessarily be practised in so private a manner, as renders it difficult for the public to form a just estimate of the physician’s knowledge from the success of his practice”.4
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It is important to note that these four values are non-hierarchical, meaning no one principle routinely “trumps” another
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Professional standards are a way to provide some guidance on ethical problems, but they cannot address every issue, and they may not address troubling nuances, such as reconciling two conflicting values.
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Some ethical problems are fairly straightforward, such as determining right from wrong. But others can also be more perplexing, such as deciding between two "rights"—two values that are in conflict with each other—or deciding between two different value systems, such as the patient's versus the doctor's.
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A patient has an injury that cannot be helped and that will kill them in a few minutes. The patient asks a doctor “am I going to die?” What should the doctor say?
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Gregory believed, however, that there was a remedy for this. Medical studies should be open not only to future physicians, but also to laymen, who through this scientific education could “form a just estimate of the physician’s knowledge”
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The term medical ethics first dates back to 1803, when English author and physician Thomas Percival published a document describing the requirements and expectations of medical professionals within medical facilities
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Listening skills are an essential part of medical ethics. Quite often, ethical disputes result from not knowing all the facts, or not providing all the facts to patients. Tactfulness and respect are also important.
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Doctors may deal with a great variety of perplexing ethical problems even in a small medical practice. Here are some common problems identified in a 2016 Medscape survey, where at least some physicians held different opinions
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There is no shortage of such approaches today. For the present purpose, however, I shall confine myself to three broad categories, based respectively on principles, persons, and perspectives.
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The Code of Ethics was then adapted in 1847, relying heavily on Percival's words
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Medical ethics is a system of moral principles that apply values to the practice of clinical medicine and in scientific research. Medical ethics is based on a set of values that professionals can refer to in the case of any confusion or conflict. These values include the respect for autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence, and justice
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One way to contrast these three approaches is to say that a principles based approach focuses on the ACT, a persons based approach focuses on the AGENT, and a perspectives based approach focuses on the CASE
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It can affirm that you are doing the right thing. If you go through the proper ethical thought process, you'll have greater certainty that what you're doing is the right thing. Relieved of nagging doubts, you will be able to proceed more directly and more vigorously with your care plan.
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Over the years in 1903, 1912, and 1947, revisions have been made to the original document.
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Such tenets may allow doctors, care providers, and families to create a treatment plan and work towards the same common goal without any conflic
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The key question for someone using a principles based approach is whether a particular act, or course of action, is morally right.
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The practice of Medical Ethics is widely accepted and practiced throughout the world
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As the health system evolves, ethical decisions could become more challenging. For example, mounting difficulties in finding affordable insurance prompt patients to forgo the care they need, and this affects the clinician's care plan.
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What makes it right is if it obeys an agreed moral rule, or respects an agreed moral principle.
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The term medical ethics first dates back to 1803, when English author and physician Thomas Percival published a document describing the requirements and expectations of medical professionals within medical facilities. The Code of Ethics was then adapted in 1847, relying heavily on Percival's words
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