Ethics and Medical Terminologies

• Ethics


  • moral code that guides how an individual should behave
• Ethics

  • as a branch of knowledge, it deals with principles
• Ethics


  • serves as foundation of moral beliefs
• Ethical Relativism


  • moral relativism
  • anchored on the principle that morality is relative to the norms of a particular culture or society
  • depends on the culture of the person
  • ex. some cultures may accept certain acts and behaviors that are unacceptable to other cultures
• Ethical Pragmatism


  • more of a theory on knowledge, truth, and meaning rather than morality
  • what is the truth, not just beliefs
  • based on research and studies
• Ethical Utilitarianism


  • states that the rightness or wrongness of actions id determines by their consequences
• Moral issues

  • Abortion
  • Euthanasia
  • Genetic Engineering
• Abortion


  • considered illegal in the Phil.
  • Article 2, Section 12 of the 1987 Constitution
• Kinds of Abortion

  • Direct / Induced
  • Natural cases or accidents
• Abortion is accepted when the life of the mother is at stake
• Euthanasia


  • also known as mercy killing
• Euthanasia


  • practice of ending a life intentionally, usually in situations when the individual is terminally ill
  • regarded as merciful release
• Means / Types of Euthanasia

  • Voluntary
  • Non - Voluntary
  • Involuntary
• Voluntary


  an individual gives consent to subject himself or herself to painless death
• Non - Voluntary


  the permission of the patient to perform the process in unavailable, like in a case of deep coma, neonates born with significant and major defects
• Involuntary


  when the individual doesnt give his consent despite being aware
• Genetic Engineering


  • involves genetic manipulations that perceived to be against moral standards set by the society
  • Procedures involved in genetic engineering
• Professional Ethics


  • Covers the philosophy of doing what is right
  • morally accepted behavior of individuals in the workplace
  • the code of ethics of a particular profession serves as the guiding principles in the ethical practice of profession
• Vein


  Root word : Phlebo
• Blood


  Root word : Hema
• Air


  Root word : Aero
• Without / absence


  Prefix : a/an
• Increased / above


  Prefix : hyper
• Many


  prefix : poly
• Before


  prefix : pre
• enlargement


  suffix : megaly
• urine


  suffix : uriaa
• blood


  suffix : emia
• to make an opening / mouth


  suffix : ostomy
• Singular: Bacterium

  Plural: Bacteria
• Singular: nucleus

  Plural: nuclei
• Singular: Thrombus

  Plural: Thrombi
• Singular: bacillus

  Plural: bacilli
• Singular: ovum

  Plural: ova
• Singular: spermatozoon

  Plural: spermatozoa
• Medical abbreviation

  VDRL - venereal disease research laboratory
• Medical abbreviation

  AIDS - acquired immune deficiency syndrome
• Medical abbreviation

  AIDs - autoimmune disorders / diseases
• Medical abbreviation

  AMI - acute myocardial infection
• Medical abbreviation

  BUN - blood urea nitrogen