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Article: I swear by Apollo, the Hippocratic Oath is obsolete.(Career Management)
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- Physician Executive
- Article date:
- March 1, 2004
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Harold Smith is a 67-year-old retired business executive in excellent health except for easily controlled mild hypertension. Harold plays tennis regularly, takes the steps in his three-story house two at a time, and has never been sick a day in his life.
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However, Harold's grandfather died suddenly at the age of 64 and his father suffered a massive fatal heart attack at age 66. Harold's doctor is Ben Conrad, an excellent internist who is also a favorite clinical instructor at the local teaching hospital.
Harold won't go to Ben for regular annual checkups, but Ben makes Harold come see him at least once a year before he will ...