Abstract

Everybody says that proper medicine is holistic medicine. And surely that is right. A proper doctor doesn't just treat a problem; he treats a person who happens to have a problem. He treats a mind-body-spirit unity. In this respect, doctors are unique among professionals. An accountant discharges his responsibility by getting the bottom line of the balance sheet right. A lawyer discharges his obligation by writing a legally impeccable opinion. But a doctor who treats a diseased kidney rather than the possessor of the diseased kidney is a bad doctor. A good nephrologist is a first-rate GP who knows a lot about kidneys.

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