Bienvenidos.

Bienvenidos.

domingo, 10 de abril de 2011

ETHICS, APPLIED ETHICS AND MEDICAL ETHICS.


ETHICS, APPLIED ETHICS AND MEDICAL ETHICS.


First we read a document on the web Wikipedia in which we defined terms such as, Ethics, the branches of ethics, applied ethics.
A reading below, we conducted some issues.

The definition of Ethics is as follows: Ethics, Also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy That addresses questions about morality-that is, Such concepts as good and evil, right and wrong, Virtue and vice, justice, etc.

The branches of ethics are as follows: Meta-ethics, Normative Ethics, Applied Ethics, Moral and Descriptive psychology ethics.

An important definition in this paper is Applied Ethics.
Applied ethics is a discipline of philosophy athical That Attempts to Apply theory to real-life situations.

Another definition is very important and Medical Ethics.
Medical Ethics is a system of moral values ​​and Principles That Apply Judgments to the Practise of medicine.

In this context, what a dilemma?
A case of dilemma in House.
Offering Dilemma is a problem at least two Possibilities, Neither of Which Is Practically acceptable. Sometimes, no good solution to a dilemma in medical ethics exist, and Occasionally, the values ​​of the medical community with ONFLICTS thevalues ​​of the individual patient, family, or larger non-medical community.



HOUSE.


This day we saw an episode of the popular American series "House. "
In this chapter Dr. Gregory House who leads a team of diagnoses in the Princeton Hospital.
It has many discussions with fellow doctors because many of its assumptions about the diseases of patients are based on subtle or controversial ideas.
His acting in breach of the rules and procedures in the hospital often leads to trouble with his boss, who later was his girlfriend who is the hospital administrator and Dean of Medicine Dr. Lisa Cuddy.

With this episode there was a debate in class, which was being discussed whether it was better to tell the truth to their patients or not.


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