Susan Is A 72 Year Old Woman American Psychological Association

Case Study on Susan
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Case Study on Susan
Telling the patient that he is going to die is one of the hardest responses that a doctor will ever give. The case of Susan is one of the cases that create moral dilemmas for doctors, considering that the work of the doctor is to save lives, give patients hope, while at the same time upholding moral standards. I think that it was right for the cardiologist to tell Susan that everything is reversible and that she was not dying. The reason is that Susan was only complaining of paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea the moment she visited the hospital. According to Sampson (2018), symptoms of paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea can be improved by diuretic therapy where the fluid surrounding the lungs is emptied out. Even though the case of Susan was terminal and serious, it seems that the patient is determined to live and she is not prepared to receive bad news. According to the case, Susan has been taking all her medications as prescribed. She seems...