Other legal standards cluster about various abilities to comprehend and process information and to reason about the consequences of one's actions. The right of consent continues even when one is not conscious. Under state law, a power of attorney terminated when the designating individual loses decision-making capacity, whereas the durable power of attorney does not. A sudden, acute medical crisis in the condition of a patient, requiring immediate medical attention in order to avoid injury, impairment, or death. The study of moral conduct, systems, and ideas.
Medical ethics refers generically to physician, nursing, and healthcare ethics.
This strict definition of futility means that the intended medical effect of the treatment is not likely to occur, as determined by scientific evidence or local medical experience. Personal futility the proposed intervention or continued treatment may have the desired medical effect, but the resulting benefit does not outweigh the burden of continued life. Social futility the proposed intervention or continued treatment may have the desired medical effect, and personal benefit may outweigh the burden, but the treatment is not available, as determined by the social consensus, due to scarce resources. IRBs are regulated by federal guidelines. Neocortical functions are irreversibly lost.