GMATPrep Coronary Bypass surgery

[crackgmat007]

OA to follow

[sumank8216]

E

since the benefited and non benefited patients were not distingushible, that means doctors treated all equally.
So there has to be some other reason for failed surgeries rather than doctors own personal reasons.

[gmat740]

IMO-D

conclusion : For one in 4 patients, the doctor was more interested to earn than to treat.

D=> doctor told all his patients(whether they benefited or not latter) about the risks of the surgery.Correct

E=> the benefited and non benefited patients were not distingushible
True, but it did not mean that doctor had any role or not. SO this one leaves a gap open.

Hope this helps

[gmat_dest]

Should be E.

The patients were indistinguishable. Then doctors could not have had a foul intention for one in four such patients.

[xcusemeplz2009]

imo E

Argument is saying that one in four whom docs adviced for surgery , were the case where they were sure of unsucessful surgery and therefore their intension was to earn

E clearly undermines it as it is saying that the cases were indistinguishable , so there is no question for intensions of earning

[ogbeni]

Gotta be D. The conclusion is, paraphrasing, that "doctors are more concerned with practicing their skill and in earning fees than in helping their patients". For this conclusion to be true, the assumption is that the doctors wouldn't disclose in full the attendant risks because it would cause the patients not to pursue treatment.

Option D undermines the conclusion by stating that the doctors put forward all information, giving patients the right not to proceed.

Option E merely states that patients are indistinguishable. This has no bearing on the doctors' motives.

[bignasty666]

haha D is hilarious ..cleary E

[ogbeni]

@bignasty666 why is D hilarious and what is your rationale for E. What is the logic that us D voters are missing? Enlighten us please!

[niraj_a]

why is C wrong guys? is it coz it hints to some doctor wrongdoing?

[niraj_a]

bump

[viju9162]

D is the answer

[niraj_a]

can you explain why not C viju? its pretty obvious by now that D is the OA.

[viju9162]

Hi Niraj,

If you observe, author is trying to convey that doctors are trying to improvise their skills/collect money from patients rather than really solving the problem. Hence, we should find a statement which refutes this fact.

C cant be the answer because it says patients were told that it would reduce the heart attack risks. But, it is never giving any information about the belief/confidence which the patients carry about the surgery.

I hope I am able to answer the question.

Regards,
Viju

[kate.loo]

I think D is the right answer here