Mr. L presents to the clinic with severe groin pain and a history of kidney stones. Mr. L's 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 father's 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 don't know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so we must analyze this one.".
A
We should be willing to modify the delivery of health care in a manner that is respectful and in keeping with the patient's cultural background. "With your father's permission, we will examine the stone and request that it be returned to him" is the most appropriate response. "The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore cannot be kept" and "We don't know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so we must analyze this one" do not support the patient's request. "We cannot let him keep his stone because it violates our infection control policy" does not provide a reason that it would violate an infection control policy.
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