Treatment, Not Always Straight Forward

A 30-year-old woman is in the clinic, having been diagnosed several years ago with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS, a blood disorder). There is a high chance that the disease will progress to acute myeloid leukemia (AML), with lower chance of survival, so physicians had started chemotherapy.

• What are other ethically complex treatment decisions does this case present?
• What are other complex medical ethical dilemmas would you anticipate?

Apply Theory (Specific Professional Healthcare Competencies + Clinical Medical Ethical Principles) to Practice in order to provide Optimal Patient-Centered Care (OPCC)