SOM Interviews: 4 Tenets and Med Ethics

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4 tenets of osteopathy

  1. The body is a unit; the person is a unit of body, mind and spirit.

  2. The body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing and health maintenance.

  3. Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated.

  4. Rational treatment is based upon an understanding of the basic principles of body unity, self-regulation and the interrelationship of structure and function.


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The body is a unit; the person is a unit of body, mind and spirit.

whole-person care

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The body is capable of self-regulation, self-healing and health maintenance

the body has mechanisms for recovery; physicians are responsible for facilitating this process

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Structure and function are reciprocally interrelated.

if a structure is inhibited, so is function and vice versa

  • OMT and OMM to assist with this relationship


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Rational treatment is based upon an understanding of the basic principles of body unity, self-regulation and the interrelationship of structure and function.

treatment should be an aggregate of the other tenets

  • whole-person care


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4 pillars of medical ethics

  1. beneficence

  2. non-maleficence

  3. autonomy

  4. justice


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beneficence

to do good

acting in the patients’ best interest

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considerations of beneficence

  • Will this option resolve this patient’s medical problem?

  • Is it proportionate to the scale of the medical problem?

  • Is this option compatible with this patient’s individual circumstances?

  • Is this option and its outcomes in-line with the patient’s expectations of treatment?


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non-maleficence

to not harm

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non-maleficence vs beneficence

beneficence: consider all valid treatment options and then rank them in order of preference

  • response to a specific situation (ex - determining treatment)

non-maleficence: a threshold for treatment (consider if the treatment causes more harm than good)

  • constant clinical practice


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autonomy

Respecting the patient's right to self-determination

  • active involvement with the treatment options


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justice

ensuring fairness

  • weighing the ethics

  • treatment’s compatibility with the law, pt’s rights, and balance