Joni Jane Asignacion

Wianne Mae Balatongle

Pharmacy 2-A

1. A.
First and foremost, the main obligation of the health professionals is to save life. In
this situation, it is already between life and death and as a surgeon, he will do
everything
that
he
can
do
to
save
the
life
of
Mrs.
A.
B.
Can the surgeon proceed with the operation without Mrs. A consent?
Yes, for it is an emergency common law recognizes that the emergency treatment of
incapable persons is an exception to the requirement for consent.
C.
Yes, the surgeon shall proceed with the operation because it was already 3 mos.
ago that the another physician told Mrs. A that she would never survive the operation
that I think that pushed her to take her chances and refused surgery and who
knows, that she will survive the operation and prolong her life with her husband.
2. A.
Yes, Mr. B can refuse to continue his life support because it is his right to decide for
himself. But above all, he is not the one who must end up his life because as stated
in the situation, he is not terminally ill.
B.
The healthcare professionals must provide what Mr. B wanted for there is the
consent.
C.
No, he wanted to rest already and his family dont know what Mr. B felt in 2 years
living by the help of just a such apparatus. If the physician wont do what he wanted
to, he might be despair and would make the remaining days of life much more
miserable than if there were hope of recovery.
3.)
A. The physician should respect whatever the decision of the patient. But he cannot
persuade the patient. He can only give him all the information and the possible
results of the procedure that would be perform.
b. Perform the procedure according to the wish of the patient.
4.)
a. According to Esmaelilzadeh, et al., the older a fetus is when its mother becomes brain
dead, the greater its chance for survival. Research into preterm births indicates that a
fetus born before 24 weeks of gestation has a limited chance of survival.
b. Yes, it is obligatory to sustain her body to save the fetus. Brain dead patients could
experience complications like infection, hemodynamic and metabolic instability that
should be taken care of for the effects of medication is unknown to the fetus.
c. It is morally permissible because its objective is to save life.
5.)
a. Yes, he has, but in case that he wouldnt have the ability to decide for himself he can
appoint someone to decide for him.

Joni Jane Asignacion

Wianne Mae Balatongle

Pharmacy 2-A

b. His partner is the one who would have the right to decide on behalf of him for she is
the one entrusted by the patient.
c. I would recommend for an ICU admission, but the decision would be in the hand of
his partner.
d. A legal document, called "Power of Attorney" is written by a patient to appoint a
person to act as his substitute decision maker. You call the person selected as the
attorney for personal care.