| Bioethics is an ethical field whose goal is to try to provide a solution to the ethical difficulties that arise as a consequence of scientific breakthroughs while taking a long-term perspective on life. In order to achieve its objectives, it is based on four bioethical principles, which have elevated this subject to one of the most important topics in contemporary research. Bioethics is based on four principles: autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice, all of which are intertwined and interdependent. In many cultures, independence is seen as the most important characteristic, followed by kindness, non-maleficence, and justice (White,2020). In the case study, it is clear that the patient’s family had a strong religious faith that helped them in making decisions. A clear and better communication on the part of the clinicians related to the seriousness of the complications, the benefits of the treatment and the therapeutic options, would have contributed to respecting the autonomy of the patient and their relatives and in making a better decision that would benefit to the patient. The combination of the therapeutic efforts required to improve the patient’s health condition with religious faith without undermining any option, exalting the principle of beneficence. This approach would also have reflected fairness in making the best decision. The optimal solution for the patient after his condition was identified would have been temporary dialysis to assist alleviate the fluid build-up and decrease his high blood pressure, in accordance with the beneficence and non-maleficence criteria, as previously stated. |
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