Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Quesion 1044: I Swear!

Here are a few lines from a well known passage:

I swear........the following Oath and agreement:
To consider dear to me, as my parents, him who taught me this art, to live in common with him...........to look upon his children as my own brothers, to teach them this art.
I will prescribe regimens...........according to my ability and never do harm to anyone.
I will not give______________________________________________ and similarly I will not give a pessary to a woman...
But I will preserve the purity of my life and arts.
I will not cut for stone..... I will leave this to be performed by.....specialists in this art.
....All that may come to my knowledge in the exercise of my profession......I will keep secret and will never reveal.
If I keep this oath faithfully may I enjoy life and practice my art, respected by all and in all times, but if I swerve from it, may the reverse be my lot.

1. Identify the passage
2. What do the lines in bold refer to?
3. The blanked out line has special significance in a current issue..Explain.

And well, the three questions aren't related..

Answer: The Hippocratic Oath. The bold part warns physicians against the 'cutting' of people suffering from stones(kidney or gall bladder) something better left to surgeons.
The blank says 'I will not give a lethal drug to anyone even if I be asked', suggesting euthanasia, a current topic of legal discussion.

11 Answers:

Aviral said...

Hippocratic oath. Not cutting for stone means not performing surgery. The blanked out line is related to Euthanasia.

Archimonde said...

The Hippocratic oath
the current issue being euthanasia, i guess the blank goes something like "i will not give anything which will intentionally cause death, nor condone such intentions"...

Sarang Ramakrishnan said...

1. Hippocratic Oath
2. Surgeons - operating for stones.
3. Euthanasia

wheelsandwings said...

Hippocratic oath
bold part: won't practice medicine just for money
the blanked out portion refers to Euthanasia

Siddarth Pai said...

hippocrates oath
taken by docs
the blanks are abortions and euthanasia, which refers to the aruna shanbaug case
wanted to ask the euthanasia question.
the bold lines refer to kidney stones, how he shall not cut them out himself & how he shall leave the surgery to those more skilled

Nanda said...

The Hippocrates Oath.
I think cutting stone refers to Bladder and Kidney stones.
And the blanked line should have something to do with euthanasia

Sukanto said...

This is the Doctors Oath - Hipocrates's .
The blank , I think refers to mercy killing(as its in the papers!) ....
the bold part .... Maybe refers to Sushruta ?
(as he was the Father of Surgery)

abhimanyu said...

hippocratic oath....bold refers to not let a patient die??
aruna shanbaug is da issue....

Stumbler said...
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Stumbler said...

1. Hippocratic oath
2. Doctors must promise not to perform surgeries
3. Refers to the oath to not be a party to euthanasia

rishwin said...

all i knw is dat dis is de oath by hippocrates for doctors..