This is a place for students to provide thoughts related to the Norwich University Medical Ethics Course. Post your thoughts about a particular week's content, or about medical ethics in general. I'm also very interested in what you think about teaching with technology, and the technology used in this class (including this blog).
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Helping a Patient become Autonomous
An elderly man is resuscitated following a witnessed arrest in the community. He is now confused and at times agitated and thus cannot make an informed decision. The standard of care would be to perform a cardiac catheter, however, the patient has stated that he doubts if he would be reliable in taking routine medications if a heart stint is placed. He is described as a "loner" and none of his family is responding to phone messages. His case team would like to release him from the hospital after inserting a cath. What can they do to make sure that he is taken care of?
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