Tag / decisional capacity
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Case Study – Decisional Capacity of the Patient’s Surrogate
With an adult daughter saying “No” to a trach and PEG and a DPOA spouse of questionable capacity what should the medical team do?
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Ethics Dispatch February 2024
This month our Ethics Dispatch discusses the hot topic of Autonomy in the Absence of Decisional Capacity. Other sections include Bioethics In the News, a Case Study and Ethical Musing.
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Case Study – Whose Decision?
Jorge replies, “I don’t want to die! But please, please, don’t cut off my legs! Please, Doctor! No one will take my legs! I can’t live without legs!”
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Case Study – Maxine’s New Love and Decisional Capacity
The patient, Maxine, is an 88-year-old female, admitted due to shortness of breath and complications due to severe dementia. Maxine is well known at the hospital, having followed her for several years including the death of her husband, original dementia diagnosis, and monitoring of her progression.
