ravaged by tay-sachs disease. They are told that she will be deaf, blind, unable to swallow, have constant seizures, and eventually will become paralyzed. The best case scenario she will die at the age of 4. The parents decide to request physician assisted suicide; however, they can’t because they live in a state where physician assisted suicide is illegal. Now they must watch they’re little girl suffer instead. The death with dignity law is only “legal in four U.S. states and in one county of a fifth
presented. I will look at the background that has given rise to the perceived need to practise euthanasia today. How this impacts on all of us; personally, sociologically, morally, ethically, legally and medically. Paul Badham’s book “Is there a Christian Case for Assisted Dying” (2009) will form much of the core of material in this section with regard to arguments for ADOTTI. Arguments against ADOTTI in this section will be drawn predominantly from Alan Verhey’s book “Reading the Bible in the Strange World
frequent mood swings, depression and became rebellious. She entered high school soon after, and began to socialize with a negative crowd, who exposed her to harmful substances (marijuana and hallucinogens). At the age of 17, Diana first attempted suicide by cutting her wrists. Soon after she was hospitalized and referred to therapist, seeking treatment twice a week. The treatment failed to improve Diana’s
control over one’s body. As in the Quill (1991) case, some patients rather dying at their own preferred time to prevent the negative effects of dying from a terminal disease. Though some patients could be given
A systematic review study conducted using available evidence from published and grey literature to identify and analyse how much nurses use findings derived from research in their daily practice confirmed that it is moderately-high and has been consistent since the year 2000
Case Study 2: Patricia is a 31 year old woman who consulted with an educational psychologist with an unusual story; her husband accompanies her during her first session. He tells the psychologist that: “Doctor you won’t believe what happened, my wife and I have a very healthy sex life, we were busy making love, she had her eyes closed, and looked quite happy and involved with the process, when suddenly she opened her eyes, looked at me absolutely horrified, pushed me off her, and said “who the
cell for the purpose of either correcting a genetic problem or giving a cell a new biological function. The purpose of gene therapy is to correct an undesirable trait or disease by introducing a modified copy of a gene into a target cell. In most cases, the purpose is not to replace a defective gene in the host cell but rather to provide a new copy so that the correct protein can be expressed and the detrimental effects of the defective gene neutralized (). This “therapy’ is a fairly new practice
Current research evaluates the efficacy of virtual reality in rehabilitating an acquired brain injury patient’s upper limb and cognitive processing in order to restore function. Method: A systematic search of reliable databases such as the Cochrane Library, Medline, CINAHL, Scopus, PUBMED Clinical Queries, PEDRO and OT Seeker
Levetiracetam Levetiracetam is probably a major breakthrough in the treatment of epilepsies. It is a highly effective, broad-spectrum, one of second generation AED with a unique mechanism of action. Chemical structure: Levetiracetam is a single enantiomer, (S)-α-ethyl-2-oxo-pyrrolidine acetamide. Its molecular formula is C8H14N2O2 and its molecular weight is 170.21. It is chemically unrelated to any of the other antiepileptic drugs. It is a white to off-white powder with a faint odor and bitter