Death & Dying Flashcards
(32 cards)
Perceptions
Religious
Cultural
Ethnicity
Attitudes
Catholic perceptions
Anointing of the sick
Muslim perceptions
Body turned east to face Mecca, their holiest city
Jewish perceptions
Dying patients aren’t left alone
Buddhist perceptions
Reincarnation
Last thoughts determine rebirth
Hindu perceptions
Cremation is the best way for the soul to begin its journey
Classifications of death
Accidental
Terminal
Chronic
Sudden
Accidental death
Flood, earthquake, MVA
Terminal death
Progressive and incurable
Chronic death
Asthma, hypertension
Sudden death
Cardiac arrest, SIDS
Definitions of death
Cardiac
Higher brain
Whole brain
Cardiac
Irreversible loss of heartbeat and respiration
Higher brain
Lower brain maintains respiration, BP, heartbeat w/o machines
Higher brain dead
Whole brain
Loss of all brain function
Law defines as flat EEG, low temp, unresponsiveness, no pupil reflexes
Stages of loss/grief
Denial-this isn't happening to me Anger-why me Bargaining-let me live until... Depression-don't take me Acceptance/resignation-better place Hope
Palliative
Symptom relief
Therapeutic
Treat or manage (cardiac stent)
Life sustaining therapy
Feeding tube, IV, mechanical respiration, dialysis, heart lung machine
Ordinary therapy
Prolong life
Physician morally obligated
No burden to patient
Extraordinary therapy
Burdensome to patient
Burden outweighs benefit
Euthanasia
Good death
Quick
Painless
Passive euthanasia
Physician does nothing to preserve life
Active euthanasia
Morphine
