The Hippocratic Oath is one of the oldest binding documents in history. It was written by the physician Hippocrates and despite being written centuries ago, many doctors still take the oath and use it to guide them in the ethical practice of medicine. It states “First do no harm.” Throughout history, doctors has done as much as they can to treat and keep their patients as comfortable as humanly possible. But this line of reason begins to blur with the issue of physician assisted suicide.…
This is the foundation for federal laws now, days, because while doctors and scientists took the Hippocratic Oath, this does not mean that they had to follow it by law and practice it. Leaving the doctors up to their own devices, and following every whim they have so if you were given a chance to make millions of dollars or would be able to change the face of medicine and the consequences were that you might have to tell a patient about something and risk them saying no. That is mighty tempting for many people and most doctors and scientists, especially when there was no accountability for them to treat patients right, and informing them of what they were…
According to Arthur Kleinman, there is no better doctor-patient relationship than one where both parties are able to answer a set of eight seemingly obvious and simple questions. The key to this dynamic is the ability to answer, not the similarity between answers. The importance of this distinction could have made all the difference in the conflict in Lia Lee’s case. The introduction of eight “golden” rules to consider in health care at the end of Lia Lee’s case allow all parties to self-reflect retrospectively and consider the cosmological differences between Lia Lee’s parents and her doctors. The take-away is to eradicate the cultural term of noncompliance, as this asserts moral supremacy.…
Perin v. Hayne This is a case that involved the plantiff named Irene Perin, and the defendant who was named Robert Hayne. Robert Hayne who is the defendant was accused by Irene Perin of malpractice. November, 1968, Irene Perin had an anterior approach cervical fusion procedure done. This is a surgery that removes a herniated or degenerative disc in the neck.…
The State of American Healthcare Based on the technology and innovation of the twenty-first century, one would like to think that the American health care system is healthy and always in the best interest of the patients. However, this is not always the case. Susannah Cahalan tells her own story through the eyes of a patient being drastically affected by America’s crippled healthcare system. Upon completion of medical school, most medical doctors will take the Hippocratic Oath, essentially pledging to not knowingly harm patients.…
Hippocrates was an important person in Greek medicine because he helped medicine progress due to his theory of the four humours. He believed that illnesses were caused naturally, therefore they were treated naturally. Hippocrates also believed that there were four humours: blood, black bile, yellow bile and phlegm. Each humour was associated with seasons and elements of the Earth, and Hippocrates believed that these four humours had to be balanced in order to be healthy. Hippocrates encouraged doctors to record information and taught people to stop relying on the Gods.…
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Such decisions regarding patients with severe and deteriorating illness should be processed with respect to the patient’s condition becoming worse with time. Having an ethics board or a medical community to alleviate the pressure of a single doctor making a decision for a patient who is not able to act autonomously would allow for a treatment plan to be determined earlier. In Mary’s case, the court ruling prevented the doctor’s from acting to save her…
In the case study The Case of the Homosexual Husband (Veatch, 2012). A physicians is facing a dilemma between the duty of hippocratic principle of one patient and the confidentiality of another. A general practicing physician had 21 year old male patient he had treated for along time for sexually transmitted diseases and a confidant of the males sexual history and gay lifestyle. During a time in which premarital examinations were required by law, this same patient returned requesting the physician if he could perform one, and although the physician was surprised of this request it was none of his business try pry or judge. However, through the circumstance of conversation the physicians discovers that the patients fiancee is a current patient of his own and someone he was been treating for several years.…
Thousands of people died during the Holocaust due to medical experiments and poor doctoring. To be a doctor during the holocaust had to be German and part of the Nazi party. They did not take their Hippocrates Oath seriously, and commonly seemed to act the exact opposite. Doctors would also decide who was fit to work and who wasn't. They also sterilized the workers or terminated pregnancies.…
“There Is No “Right” to Healthcare,” by John David Lewis Thesis: Healthcare is not suitably a guaranteed right for persons because it would infringe on the rights of doctors, is paradoxical, and it goes against the freedoms defined by the US Constitution and the Declaration of Independence. Premise 1: The basis of all rights that are laid out in in the US Constitution are to protect the individual, not the wishes of the society or of other individuals. Requiring a doctor to perform care that other’s wish for would infringe on his or her rights to pursue the career envisioned. Premise 2: It is not right to force one person to act in helping another person at their own expense, even if the other person needs the help to survive.…
We “research”, using Google, Wikipedia (“Wack-a-pedia” as many medical professionals privately refer to it) or “WebMD”. As sources that are not peer reviewed, there is a lot of misinformation on these sites as well. So what turned the tides? A shift from paternalism to patient autonomy has brought about the realization that the Hippocratic Oath cannot be the guide for healthcare decisions in and of itself.…
In addition to ethical issues faced in healthcare organizations, are legal issues. According to Pozgar (2016), laws are enacted to regulate human behavior for the benefit of society. Laws are a basis for conduct in our society and if breached can lead to serious implications. Public policy is the principle of law that holds that no one can do that which tends to be injurious to the public or against the public good (Pozgar, 2016, p. 240). Though not directly involved with patient care, a health services administrator should enhance the overall quality of life and well being of individuals under their organizations care.…
Do doctors maintain the right to refuse service to their “customers”, or patients, like other professionals, or does being a doctor mean that they are obliged to treat one and all? This is one of the main topics of discussion in Sandeep Jauhar’s essay, “When Doctor’s [sic] Slam the Door,” on The New York Times website. It is an extremely important issue as it toys with many people’s preconceived notions of doctors playing the role of God and being these otherworldly beings who have a duty to save lives. However, what remains on debatable grounds is what roles doctors assume as they refuse to treat patients. This paper will explore the views of a small sample of college freshmen about this sensitive topic and try to figure out why the debate…
Despite what many might think, a patient 's right to refuse medical treatment has a very important meaning in the lives of many. People who have medical complications must learn to work with doctors and or surgeons in hospitals. With having the right to refuse medical treatment patients feel as if they have more power over their own health and future. Even though surgeons are qualified in making medical treatment decisions, patients should have the right to refuse medical treatment options. Patients should have the right to consider all medical options based on risk factors, success and effectiveness, and their living-will.…