CULTURE
BY CONNIE ARKUS
OF
CARE
THE ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON ENTERS THE EXAMINATION ROOM AND
ENCOUNTERS AN ELDERLY ASIAN WOMAN, WHO IS ACCOMPANIED BY HER
HUSBAND AND BY HER ADULT SON. AS YOU ENTER THE ROOM, THE
PATIENT STANDS UP AND BOWS. THE MOST APPROPRIATE REACTION IS:
A.
IGNORE THE BOW.
B.
SHAKE HER HAND.
C.
PAT HER ON THE BACK.
D.
BOW OR NOD IN RETURN.
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