CODE OF PATIENT BEHAVIOR

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-CODE OF ETHICAL BEHAVIOR FOR PATIENTS

Be cheerful at all times: Your doctor leads a busy and trying life and

requires all the gentleness and reassurance he can get!

Try to suffer from the disease for which you are being treated: Remember

that your doctor has a professional reputation to uphold.

Do not expect your doctor to share your discomfort: Involvement with the

patient's suffering might cause him to lose valuable scientific

ofjectivity.

Never ask your doctor to explain what he is doing or why he is doing it:

It is presumptuous to assume that such profound matters could be

explained in terms that you would understand.

Do not complain if the treatment fails to bring relief: You must believe

that your doctor has achieved a deep insight into the true nature of

your illness, which transcends any mere permanent disability you may

have experienced.

Pay your medical bills promptly and willingly: You should consider it a

privilege to contribute, however modestly, to the well-being of

physicians and other humanitarians.

Submit to novel experimental treatment readily: Though the surgery may

not benefit you directly, the resulting research paper will surely be of

widespread interest.

Do not suffer from ailments that you cannot afford: It is sheer

arrogance to contract illnesses that are beyond your means!

Never reveal any of the shortcomings that have come to light in the

course of treatment by your doctor: The patient-doctor relationship is a

previleged one, and you have a sacred duty to protect him from exposure.

Never die while in your doctor's presence or under his direct care: This

will only cause him needless inconvenience and embarrassment.

Lyn

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