Aphorism 150

§ 150

If a patient complain of one or more trivial symptoms, that have been only observed a short time previously, the physician should not regard this as a fully developed disease but requires serious medical aid. A slight alteration in the diet and regimen will usually suffice to dispel such an indisposition.

2 thoughts on “Aphorism 150”

  1. “But requires serious medical aid”!
    I doubted the word “but”. It should be replaced by “not” for appropriate meaning.

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