The foundation of medical ethics is based upon six principles:
--Autonomy
--Beneficence
--Non-maleficence
--Justice
--Dignity
--Truthfulness and honesty
From Ethics in Palliative Care, 2009, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2902121/?report=printable
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--Patient competence and autonomy
--Terminal and palliative sedation
--Suffering and pain
--Dignity at the end-of-life
--Euthanasia
--Human dignity
--Withholding the truth at the end-of-life
--Foregoing treatment
--Neonatal pain management
--Feeding and breathing tubes
--Cessation of medical curative treatment
--Infomed consent
--Dementia at the end-of-life
--Caregiver burdens
--Healthcare rationing
--Right to die
--Surrogate decision makers
--Use of morphine in pain managment
--Hydration
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