Symptoms of early onset of alzheimers disease

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Mrs. Linda Zalinsky has been a patient of Dr. William Woodson for over 30 years. She has symptoms of early onset of Alzheimer's disease but, for now, is able to function fairly well. She was recently diagnosed with cervical cancer. Dr. Woodson asked her to bring her husband to the appointment so they could discuss treatment options. At the last minute, Mr. Zalinsky was not able to come on the date of the appointment. Concisely discuss the ethical dilemmas that Dr. Woodson could face if he meets with Mrs. Zalinsky without Mr. Zalinsky. Consider scenarios where Mrs. Zalinsky asks questions and seems to understand her options and when Dr. Woodson feels she has not understood her options. Address issues relating to informed consent and the patient is DEAR philosophy in the next questions. First, write a few sentences that describe how the priorities associated with the "D" and "E" in the DEAR principle apply. Your answer should have three parts:

1. What the "D" and "E" in the DEAR principle stand for.

2. How these two apply to Dr. Woodson's ethical dilemmas if Mrs. Zalinsky seems to understand her options.

3. How these two apply to Dr. Woodson's ethical dilemmas.

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