Pain & Suffering
What is an analgesic?
This principle is the most applicable when it comes to questions of body modification.
What is the principle of totality?
The principle of benefits and burdens was defined and explained in this man's doctoral dissertation.
Who is Archbishop Daniel Cronin?
This is a witnessed, written document that is voluntarily executed by the declarant so that his wishes will be known.
What is an advance directive?
This is when the patient is incapable of requesting a lethal injection of a drug and it is injected anyway.
What is active nonvoluntary euthanasia?
This is the prescription of a sedative or barbiturate to induce brief - or transient - sedation, lasting 24- to 48-hours.
What is respite sedation?
Who is Pope Pius XII?
The tube rests in this hollow organ for mechanical ventilation.
What is the trachea?
This is what POLST stood for.
What is Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment?
This is when a patient requests that an ordinary means of life support be removed to cause his death.
What is passive voluntary euthanasia?
This is an unpleasant experience caused by damaged or diseased nerves within the somatosensory nervous system.
What is neuropathic pain.
The American Board of Cosmetic Surgery calls this type of surgery therapeutic.
What is plastic surgery?
This is a surgical connection made under the skin between an artery and vein.
What is a fistula?
This is typically Part A of a POLST.
What is a DNR?
This US Supreme Court case protects physicians who prescribe analgesics to treat pain with the sole intention of pain management.
What is Washington v. Glucksburg?
These are the remaining two steps of the analgesic ladder. The first is "mild pain, non-opioids."
What are "moderate pain, weak opioids; and severe pain, strong opioids (e.g., morphine)"?
This procedure - intended for weight loss - does not involve the surgical reconstruction of the stomach.
What is laparoscopic gastric band?
This is an alternative to hemodialysis.
What is peritoneal dialysis (or a kidney transplant)?
This type of judgement is based on preferences and the values of the patient.
What is the substitute judgement standard?
This is the key distinction between passive euthanasia and withdrawal of extraordinary means.
What is intention?
These are the five systems of pain and an example or explanation of each.
What are pathophysiology (nociceptive), duration (chronic), anatomy (where), etiology (why), and patient/caregiver description (scale of 1-10)?
These are the four criteria for the principle of totality.
What are (1) targets an afflicted part, or a part that is directly causing harm, (2) last resort, (3) proportionality, and (4) informed consent?
These are the four elements of the nature of ordinary means.
What are (1) hope of benefit in both quality and duration, (2) in common use, (3) in keeping with one's status, and (4) not too difficult?
These are the three elements of Benjamin Freedman's principle of informed consent.
What are (1) sufficient information, (2) understanding, and (3) freedom?
This protocol permits the euthanizing of children in the Netherlands.
What is the Groningen Protocol?