Question

Mr. L presents to the clinic with severe groin pain and a history of kidney stones. Mr. Lâs son tells you that for religious reasons, his father wishes to keep any stone that is passed into the urine filter that he has been using. What is your most appropriate response?
a. "With your fatherâs permission, we will examine the stone and request that it be returned to him."
b. "The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore cannot be kept."
c. "We cannot let him keep his stone because it violates our infection control policy."
d. "We donât know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so we must analyze this one."

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct option is a)  "With your father's permission, we will examine the stone and request that it be returned to him."

Explanation:

According to the ethics of a health care system, the requests of patients need to be respected in every manner. A health care system should be able to deal with a patient's concern in an appropriate manner without posing any threat or disrespect to the wishes of a patient.

In the above-mentioned scenario, the doctor knows that the stones of Mr.L need to be examined. Hence, it is best for the doctor to convey this point to the patient along with not hindering respect of his religious terms.