BIOMED ASSIG 7 WK 6

WEEK 6: NUTRITION AND HYDRATION /PERSISTENT VEGETATIVE STATE (PVS) and EUTHANASIA / PHYSICIAN ASSISTING SUICIDE (PAS)

Module 7

Watch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yxIRjW9x7w&t=3437s BIO 603 3 24 18

ERD 32, 33, 34, 56, 57, 58

1. Cure / care: compare and contrast.

2. Basic care: Nutrition, hydration, shelter, human interaction.

a. Are we morally obliged to this? Why?

3. Swallow test, describe; when is it indicated?

4. When is medically assisted N/H indicated?

a. Briefly describe Enteral Nutrition (EN), including:

i. NJ tube

ii. NG tube

iii. PEG

b. Briefly describe Parenteral Nutrition (PN), including:

i. Total parenteral nutrition

ii. Partial parenteral nutrition

5. Bioethical analysis of N/H; state the basic principle and briefly describe the two exceptions.

6. Case Study: Terry Schiavo (EXCEL FILE IN CANVAS). Provide a bioethical analysis of her case; should we continue with the PEG or not? Why yes or why not?

Module 8

Watch :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH2BsrBw190 BIO 603 EUTH PAS 3 30 19

ERD 59, 60, 61

1. Euthanasia

a. Medical / Generic definition

b. Bioethical Analysis.

2. Describe pain and suffering within context of faith.

3. Physician Assisted Suicide / Death ( PAS / PAD)

a. Definition

b. Is it ethical?

c. Should we have the right to end our lives? Why yes or why not?

4. Better alternatives to PAS; compare and contrast each:

a. Hospice

b. Palliative care / Terminal sedation

5. Case studies. Brief summary of:

a. Hemlock Society

b. Jacob Kevorkian

c. Brittany Maynard