In article <[log in to unmask]>, Katie Law <katie@utu-
mno.demon.co.uk> writes
>Do you think we ever really *know what we are doing*
>We take the best decisions usually from a bum load of options, in the
>best faith and hope or pray things will work out in the end.
Isn't that all that _anyone_ can reasonably expect? Of course,
unreasonable expectations are rife but sometimes it doesn't come from
just the patients but from within ourselves - doesn't stop them being
unreasonable.
>Sometimes I think medicine is little more than magic.
So what if it works? Or perhaps its just to provide the best possible
environment (according to present knowledge) while the body heals
itself?
>We conjure up theories to support what instinct tells us.
That 'instinct' takes a hell of a lot of education to develop.
>We bullshit in front of our patients telling them what common sense
>would if only they could access it.
The 'bullshit' is an attempt at a personalised translation in a matter
of moments, bound to lose something in the process. And they wouldn't be
there if they could access it - as they say, a one-eyed man is a king in
the kingdom of the blind (or something trite like that).
>We pretend we are selecting a drug from millions specifically for them
>when really we select from a miniscule individual repertoire for our own
>safety.
Not for our safety I would think but for the patient's, although they
are related.
>know what we are doing?
>
> ... as much as we know what the moon is made of :-(
Green cheese, isn't it? ;-D
Regards
George
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