Ethicist: Both ASA and TPA are clot-dissolving agents. ββββββ βββββββ ββββ ββββ βββ ββββ βββββββββ ββββββ ββββ βββββ ββββ ββ ββββ βββ ββββ βββββ ββββ βββββ βββ βββ ββ βββββ ββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββ ββββ ββββ βββ βββββββββββββββ βββββββββββββ ββββββββ βββββ βββ βββββββββ ββ βββ ββββββββ βββ βββ ββββββ βββββββ ββββ ββββ βββββ βββ ββββ βββββββββ ββββββββ βββββ ββ ββββββββββββ ββββββββ βββ βββββββββ ββββββ ββββββββ ββ βββββ βββ ββββ βββ ββββ ββββ ββ βββββββ βββββββ ββββ βββββββββββββββ
In the choice between two medicines, there are more considerations at play than just cost vs. effectiveness. The ethicist supports this by citing that a patientβs death resulting from cost-savings would cause more grief to the patientβs family members.
The ethicistβs conclusion insists on expanding the factors involved in a decision: βthe financial saving involved in using ASA over TPA must also be weighed against such considerations.β
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Which one of the following ββββ ββββββββββ βββββββββ βββ ββββββββββ ββ βββ ββββββββββ βββββββββ
ASA should never ββ βββββ ββ βββββββββββββ βββββββ ββββββββ ββ βββββ ββ ββββ
TPA is a ββββββββ ββββ βββββββββ βββββββββββββββ βββββ ββββ ββββ
The extra expense ββ βββ ββββββ ββ βββββββ ββββββ βββββββ βββ βββ ββββββββββ βββββ ββββββ
ASA is a ββββ βββββββββ βββββββββββββββ βββββ ββββ ββββ
Relatives of a βββββββ βββ βββ ββββ ββββββ ββββ ββ βββ βββββββ ββββββββ βββ ββββββ ββββ ββββ