Medical classification

People also have the right to choose to die, there is freedom to get rid of the pain, should not be deprived of this right, but as a Doctors who choose euthanasia should respect the wishes of the patient, which is a manifestation of medical ethics. Therefore, in the face of terminal illness and disease patients suffering pain, the patient should have the right to early termination of his life, this is an individual act, but did not harm the interests of society as a whole, the individual…

depending on the situation. If someone was to kill another person they would be found guilty and sent to prison, because it is would against the law to murder. So why would active euthanasia be any different? Also, from a medical point of view, active euthanasia would be hard to accept. Medical students take an oath when they become physicians, and part of that oath speaks about not giving lethal substances to a patient. A section of the Hippocratic oath that physicians take states, “I will…

In this case, Ah bun not only had to endure the pain caused by the medical treatment but also had to bear the hopeless waiting to die and how “useless” he thought when he lied on the bed day by day. His family also had to suffer from seeing their dearest son torturing. According to utilitarianism, the morally right action…

suffering from incurable pain. Additional terms that are often associated with euthanasia include assisted suicide and physician-assisted suicide. Assisted suicide is when another person help commit euthanasia. Physician-assisted suicide is when a medical professional prescribes a patient with a lethal overdose of drug. What are the historical origins? Historians have discovered that the use of euthanasia dates all the way back to 5th century B.C. Euthanasia was widely accepted and very…

Dennis Ledford, once a week, for 4 months. This distinguished medical professional guided me in the “ ins and outs” of Medicine, and helped me understand what to expect from a career in medicine. Observing a physician in a clinical environement for such a long period of time, allowed me to gain first-hand experience…

health issues. This experience and my passion for science has allowed me to determine my hopefully future career; psychiatry. Psychiatry is a career I have been interested in for some time. “Psychiatrists are mental health professionals and licensed medical doctors who provide assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders” (Miller, n.d.). This career is different from your typical psychologist…

These are the procedural classifications of euthanasia, as the article Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide from MNT writes. They also give insight as to stating the two main categories of euthanasia is voluntary and involuntary. Voluntary euthanasia is when the practice is only conducted…

Passive euthanasia is quite common in medical practice. Passive euthanasia is a refusal of using life-sustaining treatment. It also involves stopping the treatment. In these cases, intravenous fluids and artificial feeding should be stopped according to the patient’s wishes. Moreover, doctors…

women receive at their workplace, more specifically at an academic medical setting, and named their case study “Inadequate Progress for Women in Academic Medicine: Findings from the National Faculty Study.” Their research was published in the Journal of Women’s Health on March 1, 2015. Using several feminist social theories, the authors sought to gain insight on the several variables that may deter women from advancing in the medical field and to truly understand their work culture. As they were…

hallucinogen, and marijuana. Yes, you read that correctly, weed is in the same category as heroin and some cactus that makes you trip. According to the DEA website, “Schedule I drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse.” So according…