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Of what details is a patient for transplant surgery informed before signing an informed consent form?
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the nature of the surgery; reasonable alternatives to the surgery; and the risks, benefits, and uncertainties of each option.
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What if Dr bob is preparing to operate on a patient with a life threatening condition he learns the patient is 17 her parents are in the waiting room discuss informed consent?
If Dr. Bob can get informed consent without jeopardizing the life of the patient then he should do so. If stopping to get consent will risk the life of the patient then he should consider the consent implied and save the life.
Informed consent implies that the patient understands the?
proposed modes for treatment
When a dentist sits down and the patient opens his or her mouthwhat type of consent does this indicate?
This would be called implied consent. It is contrasted with the legally required informed consent.
How can you prove that the patient gave informed consent?
Informed consent can be either explicit or implicit; in either case, it is subject to judgement. Consider these examples: A dentist tells a patient that a tooth has to be extracted. By sitting in the chair and opening his mouth upon command, the patient, by implication, consents to the extraction. A physician tells a patient that the mole on her arm should be biopsied. By presenting her arm for the biopsy, the patient gives implied consent to the procedure. Is it necessary, in either of these cases, to obtain written consent which details all of the options, and the pros, cons, and costs of each? By obtaining written consent, are the dentist and physician absolved from liability? By being informed, can the patient be assured that all possible outcomes have been illuminated? What's the expression: "A grand jury can indict a ham sandwich." With or without informed consent, everyone is liable and no one is assured. As a rule, "routine," uncomplicated procedures are performed without first obtaining formal, written consent because, by implication, the patient consents by allowing the procedure to be performed. Usually, formal, written consent is sought in cases that involve considerable risk (death, e.g.) or unknown consequences (e.g., treatments whose outcomes are inconsistent). In the former instance, the patient's behavior is sufficient proof, formal evidence of disclosure being unnecessary; in the latter, it would, in the least, be prudent to obtain formal, written consent. Regardless of the situation, I dare say all practitioners, clinics, or hospitals appreciate the fact that proof of informed consent proves very little and is a meager barrier to litigation.
Informed consent should be a process rather than a one-time event true or false?
True, informed consent should be a process rather than a one-time event, since there are likely to be more than one aspect of a medical treatment about which a patient will need to be informed, and which will require consent.
What has the author Becky Cox White written?
Becky Cox White has written: 'Competence to consent' -- subject(s): Informed consent (Medical law), Capacity and disability, Medical ethics, Informed Consent, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Mental Competency
Should a kidney transplant patient take these pills?
Erythromycine
You're in the room when Dr Jones and the patient discuss a proposed treatment What would you listen for in the conversation to determine if the patient gave informed consent?
I would listen for the patient demonstrating an understanding of the proposed treatment, including its risks, benefits, and alternatives. I would also listen for any questions asked by the patient and how they are addressed by Dr. Jones to ensure that all necessary information has been provided. Additionally, I would listen for any indication of coercion or undue influence in the conversation.
Can kidney transplant patients take amoxicillin?
Can a transplant patient take Amoxicillin
Are do not resuscitate and do not intubate the same thing?
This is a great question. Unless the form specifically allows for "partial DNR" then a full DNR includes DNI when the patient has cardiac or respiratory arrest. The question is more complicated when the patient is not a cardiac or respiratory arrest and the doctor wants to intubate. Then the question is really why isn't that doctor getting prior consent. A DNI presumes the right to act without consent (like CPR) In every other invasive treatment or procedure, informed consent is required beforehand so should it be with intubation (unless the patient is in cardiac/respiratory arrest). Doctors seem to use the "emergency exception" to the informed consent rule for emergency intubation (if we don't intubate the patient will go into respiratory arrest) But that may be inconsistent with the patients real spirit of the patient's DNR so in those circumstances, I think the doctor should really be getting the patient's next of kin (or medical POA) to consent or refuse consent (consistent with the DNR).
When the donor is the patient himself it is what type of bone marrow transplant?
Autologous = own marrow Allogeneic = transplant from a related (or tissue matched) donor. Syngeneic = transplant from an identical twin.
What are transplant cards?
A transplant card is an identification card carried by a patient who has undergone an organ transplant. They provide specific information which a treating physician should know if the patient is unable to speak for him or herself.
