Question

A female patient, age 15, is brought to the hospital emergency room with complaints of recurrent kidney infections. The patient has stated that she has regular menstrual periods. The ER physician writes orders for a renal sonogram. After taking the appropriate images of the kidneys, the sonographer begins taking a sonogram of the patient’s urinary bladder. The sonographer notes that the female is about 20 weeks pregnant and that there is no active fetal heartbeat. The patient’s mother is in the waiting room and wants to come in and watch the sonogram. In 15 - 20 sentences differentiate between the legal and ethical points of this case. What is/are your views on the legal and ethical points?

Answer 1

Answer, The patient is a teenage gial of 15 years She is 5 months pregnant. Has crossed the duration of termination. The legal consideration like Medical termination is not possible if has to be done then under high risk. Need a obstetrician to perform the Procedure → Assess whether the pregnancy is due to assault if any. ► the patient herself describes She is getting her periods regularly Without being Questioned and this arises a doubt

Ethical considerations like → To Save the life of the patient The fetus is not alive as there is no fetal heartbeat and this may endanger her life. she has started getting recurrent infection due to the pregnancy inform the patient's mother about her health condition. inform to meet a obestretrics and gynae cologist for further suggestion provide a brief explanation of the deport Sonogram to mother A mother cannot accept this with her child.