A sound clinical and ethical reasoning model could be beneficial for establishing the ultimate goal of patient care. It is a known fact that ethical problems in clinical medicine do not arrive pre-diagnosed but emerge as an active assessment process. This patient case discussed here illustrates the importance of a better understanding of ethical clinical reasoning. Case A 69-year-old woman, Ms.
X, is admitted to the hospital with complaints of right-sided weakness and confusion. Clinical examination: Jumbled vocalization Pupillary reflexes in function Gag reflexes absent Impaired swallowing Right hemiparalysis Brain MRI showed acute infarction of the left frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes. She was given intravenous hydration and nasogastric feeding as supportive care. However, in the event of cardiac arrest, her family decided that she shouldn't be revived as she doesn't have a…
