A Patient Is Admitted to the Hospital After Being Found

question 9

Essay

A patient is admitted to the hospital after being found by family members in her bedroom at her house (single-family).They were unable to awaken her.A note and an empty bottle of antifreeze (ethylene glycol) were found by her bed.Patient is intubated and admitted to ICU for mechanical ventilation and treatment.The patient's condition deteriorated with multisystem failure and she expired on day 2.Ventilator time was greater than 24 hours.Discharge Diagnoses: Suicide by antifreeze.Multisystem organ failure,including acute respiratory,acute liver,and acute kidney failure.

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Definitions:

Decision Making

The process of making choices by identifying a decision, gathering information, and assessing alternative resolutions.

Minority Rule

A governance or decision-making process where a smaller portion of a population holds disproportionate power or influence.

Group Decision

The process through which a collection of individuals collectively arrive at a conclusion or choice.

Decision Unanimity

The condition in which all members of a group or decision-making body agree on a particular decision or outcome.