Abstract

ORTIZ GARCIA, Martha; PORTUONDO ALACAN, Orietta; AHUAR LOPEZ, Lilia  and  RODRIGUEZ RIVALTA, Isis. Ethics in pediatric practice . Rev Cubana Pediatr [online]. 2004, vol.76, n.3. ISSN 0034-7531.

There are different ethical problems in Pediatrics that have the peculiarity of involving the mother and other relatives, and that go beyond to the commitment with the Cuban health and the country. Some ethical dilemmas as the management of the child with anorexia, the attention to the patient with chronic affections, aspects of the prenatal diagnosis and religious believes are dealt with. The deficient information given to the patients and his relatives and the inadequate use of drugs and investigations are stressed as difficulties. Finally, emphasis is given to the fact that the application of the clinical method should be accompanied by the ethical aspects and the good functioning of the ethic committees in the health services.

Keywords : Pediatric practice; ethics.