A Code Of Ethical Behavior For Patients
1. Do not expect your doctor to share
your discomfort. Involvement with the
patient's suffering might cause him to
lose valuable scientific objectivity.
2. Be cheerful at all times. Your doctor
leads a busy and trying life and requires
all the gentleness and reassurance he
can get.
3. Try to suffer from the disease for
which you are being treated. Remember
that your doctor has a professional
reputation to uphold.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. Submit to novel experimental treatment
readily. Though the surgery may not
benefit you directly, the resulting research
paper will surely be of widespread interest.
7. 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.
8. Do not suffer from ailments that you
cannot afford. It is sheer arrogance to
contract illnesses that are beyond your
means.
9. 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 privileged one,
and you have a sacred duty to protect
him from exposure.
10. Never die while in your doctor's
presence or under his direct care.
This will only cause him needless
inconvenience and embarrassment.
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