【初次】A Young Doctor's First Elderly Patient

来源: renqiulan 于 2023-01-30 20:11:29 [] [旧帖] [给我悄悄话] 阅读数 : (1708 bytes)

Quite literally the very first time in his early career as a physician, he was shocked to the core. In medical school, he had learned of Paradigm Shift, now a popularized term meaning that the underlying assumptions of one's practice are fundamentally challenged. In other words, it is a sea change. No medical school has prepared him for such a sea change brought about by a no-nonsense 65-year-old gentleman with a soothing voice:

"Look, doc. I've had a tough life but I remain in good shape. I don't drink or smoke. Weather permitting, I can easily walk ten miles, as I just did early this morning. Yes, I walk the walk. With all due respect to you and your profession, I don't think I need an annual checkup. If and when I don't feel OK, I promise I'll schedule an appointment in no time. Make no mistake. I'll keep my Medicare and all that. Sounds good to you?"

The young doctor walked the senior citizen to his car, wishing him all the best. Then he dashed back to his office. Here's what he found in his quick research:

In a 1914 landmark case regarding the patient's informed consent, Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo affirmed that "every human being of adult years and sound mind has a right to determine what shall be done with his own body."

Whoever makes more sense should be listened to, especially when it comes to medical practice.

 

Author: Ren Qiulan

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• 很喜欢这个活动主题，谢谢书坛，谢谢众位版主。匆匆下笔，请恕未能双语兼顾。 -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 01/30/2023 postreply 20:20:50

• 又一个犯规抢跑的！罚你把 sea change 翻译成二字中文词汇，含海字。 -梧桐之丘- ♂ 给 梧桐之丘 发送悄悄话 梧桐之丘 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/30/2023 postreply 20:24:34

• 谢谢梧桐版主赏罚分明！Sea Change 也者，彻底改变之意。源出莎士比亚戏剧《暴风雨》，原文确是“海变”。唯我受罚？ -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 01/30/2023 postreply 20:29:48

• 老生被罚补写【美食美人】，他完成了。你也算付了罚单，没事了。 -梧桐之丘- ♂ 给 梧桐之丘 发送悄悄话 梧桐之丘 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/30/2023 postreply 20:41:37

• 谢谢梧桐版主小懲大诫！ -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 01/30/2023 postreply 21:00:21

• Similar meaning to the metaphor of “quantum leap” -changjia- ♀ 给 changjia 发送悄悄话 changjia 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/30/2023 postreply 20:46:10

• Nope. It doesn't mean "quantum leap." -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 01/30/2023 postreply 20:49:26

• I donot quite understand it. -changjia- ♀ 给 changjia 发送悄悄话 changjia 的博客首页 (186 bytes) () 01/30/2023 postreply 20:38:23

• Thanks! Please read one more time & re-frame your question. -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 01/30/2023 postreply 20:44:27

• Sorry no doctor walked me to my car never. -changjia- ♀ 给 changjia 发送悄悄话 changjia 的博客首页 (73 bytes) () 01/30/2023 postreply 20:48:53

• I respect your experience, but we're living in a big world. -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 01/30/2023 postreply 20:50:13

• 我不只一次目睹过年青医生帮助推轮椅，把病人送上车子的。个见：洋君写的是故事吧，重要的是中心主旨。 -LYJiang- ♂ 给 LYJiang 发送悄悄话 LYJiang 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/30/2023 postreply 21:29:13

• I'm afraid you've put words in my mouth. -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 01/30/2023 postreply 20:48:22

• Whatever -changjia- ♀ 给 changjia 发送悄悄话 changjia 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/30/2023 postreply 20:52:20

• Thank you and good night! -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 01/30/2023 postreply 20:55:22

• 你们可成书香“诗社”，高兴，高手又飞来。。。。。。。。。 -lovecat08- ♀ 给 lovecat08 发送悄悄话 lovecat08 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/30/2023 postreply 21:12:23

• 谢谢爱猫版主！诗书诗书，大家有兴趣就凑几句，开心就是。 -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 01/30/2023 postreply 21:21:33

• 人权法治的社会不是天堂，只是较为合乎情理的人间。医护界弊病多多，但是总体上还是人权主导的。谢谢洋君分享！ -LYJiang- ♂ 给 LYJiang 发送悄悄话 LYJiang 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/30/2023 postreply 21:35:56

• 是我谢谢Jiang 先生才是，赐评中肯到位。有新作吗？期待。 -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 01/30/2023 postreply 21:41:26

• 我也期待跟洋君教学相长。二人行，必有我师焉。哈哈！晚安！ -LYJiang- ♂ 给 LYJiang 发送悄悄话 LYJiang 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/30/2023 postreply 21:45:59

• 先生晚安！ -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 01/30/2023 postreply 21:47:45

• 很同意这个观点，人权，公民权至关重要 -浮云驰- ♀ 给 浮云驰 发送悄悄话 浮云驰 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/31/2023 postreply 14:05:59

• 谢谢浮云版主！ -LYJiang- ♂ 给 LYJiang 发送悄悄话 LYJiang 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/31/2023 postreply 20:26:29

• +1 -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 02/01/2023 postreply 06:18:22

• 学习了，上了诗词课，再上英语课，都是FREE！ -花似鹿葱- ♀ 给 花似鹿葱 发送悄悄话 花似鹿葱 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/31/2023 postreply 05:41:33

• haha...same here... -老林子里的夏天- ♂ 给 老林子里的夏天 发送悄悄话 老林子里的夏天 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/31/2023 postreply 07:32:45

• 谢谢夏天先生鼓励！I enjoy dialoguing with Mr Jiang, Socrates-style. -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 01/31/2023 postreply 10:42:38

• 不用谢！非常期盼两君的对话。不跟话，不是忽视，是学习，消化并敬仰。望洋君多留华章在书香。 -老林子里的夏天- ♂ 给 老林子里的夏天 发送悄悄话 老林子里的夏天 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 01/31/2023 postreply 13:22:03

• 夏天先生是一位谦谦君子。借用王勃句，秋兰“童子何知”，跟前辈们和家母学学平仄而已。拙作是“学而时习之”的功课。再谢！ -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 01/31/2023 postreply 18:05:34

• 谢谢花姐！America is the land of the free (pun intended). -renqiulan- ♂ 给 renqiulan 发送悄悄话 (0 bytes) () 01/31/2023 postreply 10:29:20

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