Posted by Twinleaf on March 5, 2014, at 20:48:59
In reply to Re: sad and disheartening » Twinleaf, posted by Phillipa on March 5, 2014, at 20:02:44
No, Phillipa - " do no harm" does not mean to do nothing. In the Hippocratic Oath, it is associated with a promise by the physician to promote and prolong life. This has been so for nearly 2500 years,; current social stresses and trends will not change that.
Several readers, including Dr.Bob, have suggested that you had a negative emotional reaction to the guidelines, feeling that they implied rejection or lack of caring, whereas to others they are just medically reasonable, and designed to promote the best possible care for older patients. As a medical professional yourself, I would hope that you could readily understand this.
We do have serious present stresses on our system of medical care, but this is not one of them.
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