A medical student writing the blog, over my med body!, wrote:
Physicians are taught to understand everything—I mean everything—as risk versus benefit. There are risks to giving a patient oxygen. There are risks to giving a patient some IV fluids—or even just giving a patient a meal or water. And physicians only do any of these things if they feel that the benefits outweigh the risks. This is what’s meant by “first, do no harm.”
And I thought, doesn't (or shouldn't) every adult have that as a basic understanding of the world? There ain't no such thing as a free lunch (TANSTAFL). Everything has a downside.
But I guess not, these days. The people who demand 100% satisfaction and to hell with the cost. The people who don't want to be bothered with nuance and limits.
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