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I "Ihave done something; oh, God! I've done
something real at last." Why does Andrew say this?
What does it mean?
Ans Dr Andrew uttersthese words after he was able to bring an
almost stillbornchild back to life, although it seemed
impossible in the beginning. The child was born to Sue
Morgan with a peculiar breathing problem called asphyxia
pallida in medical terminology. After feverish efforts to
revive the child with the known treatment for this
condition, he brought the child to life.
He spoke these words out of a deep satisfaction on
achieving the seemingly impossible task. He had been able
to apply his medical knowledge and skill to revive a
newborn child, which was a great achievement for him He
felt that God had used him asa medium to grant life to the
child and Andrew acknowledged this with his words.

2 There lies a great difference between textbook

medicine and the world of a practising physician.
Discuss.
Ans From a long time, we have been hearing that there is a lot
of diffèrence between theory and practice. This is true.
Theoretical information gathered from books does not
provide solutions to all problems. The medical textbook
provides information about the treatment of various
diseases but at times, doctors face a dilemna which cannot
be solved by any theory.
In this chapter Dr Andrew undergoes the same experience.
When the mother and son both needed his attention, he
had to make a decision about who to take care of first. In
this decision-making, no medical textbook could have
helped him. In this case, Dr Andrew acted instinctively. He
first saved the mother and then the child. He treated the
mother with the traditional treatment and the child with a
mixture of traditional and intuitive treatment. The net
result was that both survived and his efforts were
successful.
If Dr Andrew would have gone by the textbook, he might
have not been able to save the mother as well as the child.
According to the textbook, the child was born lifeless. But
Dr Andrew was successful in reviving it. Hence, we see
that there lies a great difference between textbook
medicine and the world of a practising physician.
 3 Do youknow of any incident when someone has
been brought back to life from the brink of
death through medical help? Discuss medical
procedures such as organ transplant and organ
regeneration that are used to save human life.
Ans Yes Ihave seen one such incident where my friend was
blessed with a new life during his kidney
transplantation surgery. Medical advancements have
made it possible that organs can be transplanted. Organ
donation is the process of surgically removing an organ
or tissue from one person (the organ donor) and placing
it intoanother person (the recipient).
Transplantation is necessary because the recipient's
organ has failed or has been damaged by disease or
injury. Unfortunately the need for organ donors is
much greater than the number of people who actually
donate.
Organs and tissues that can be transplanted include
heart, liver, kidney, pancreas, lung and bone marrow.
Organ regeneration procedure is a step ahead in
medicine as it is a new kind of solution seen in mnedical
labs. Bioartificial' organs are grown from the patient's
own cells. Regenerative medicine itself isn't new - the
first bone marrow and solid organ transplants were
done decades ago. But advances in developmental and
cell biology, immunology and other fields have unlocked
new opportunities to refine existing regenerative
therapies and develop new ones to save human life.
Regenerative medicine holds the promise of a definitive.,
affordable healthcare that heals the body from within.
EXTRACT BASED Questions
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Read the extracts given below andanswer the questions
that follow by choosing the correct option
1 Andrew, abruptly recalled from the
Contemplation of his own affairs, told
Morgan to wait. He went into the house for
his bag, then together they set out for
Number 12Blaina Terrace. The night air
was cooland deep with quiet mystery.
Usually, so perceptive, Andrew now felt
dull and listless.
 (i) What do thegiven lines tellus
Andrew? about
(a) His career had been
(b) Hewas depressed and unsuccessful so far.
(c)
tired.
He nceded rest.
(d) He was a dull man.
(ii) Why were they going to 12 Blaina
(a) To deliver a baby Terrace?
(b) For a random hcalth checkup
(c) As Mrs. Morgan was
(d) As Morgan's mother unwell.
was unwell
(iii) His own affairs here refers to
(a) his carcer
(b) his relationship with
(c) his fight at the railwayChristine
(d) Both (a) and (b) platform
Ans (i) (b) He was depressed and tired.
(ii) (a) To deliver a baby
(iii) (d) Both (a) and (b)
2 It was a conclusion which, in his present
state,
made him wince. He wished to consider
marriage as an idyllic state; yes, he could not
otherwise consider it with the image of
Christine before him. Her eyes, shining
towards him, admitted no other conclusion. It
was the conflict between his level, doubting
mind and his overflowing heart which left
him resentfuland confused. He let his chin
sink upon hischest, stretched out his legs,
stared broodingly into the fire.
(i) What is the 'conclusion' mentioned in the
extract?
(a) Failure of marriage
(b) His unsuccessful career
(c) How to save the child as well as the mother
(d) His broken relationship with Christine
(ii) The given lines show that Andrew was
(a) despairing (b) in a dilemma
(c) frustrated (d) worried
(iii) The word ........n the extract isan antonym
of pleased.
(a) resentful (b) wince
(c) broodingly (a) idyllic
Ans (i)(a) Failure of marriage
(ii) (b) in a dilemma
(ii) (c) broodingly
3 As he gazed at the still form a shiver of horror
passed over Andrew. After all that he had
promised! His face, heated with his own
exertions, chilled suddenly. He hesitated, torn
between his desire to attempt to resuscitate
 the child, and his obligation towards the
mother, who was herself in a desperate state
The dilemma was so urgent he did
not solve it
consciously.
(i) Why was Andrew horrified?
(a) As the mother was dead.
(b) As the birth was successful.
(c) As the child was born lifeless.
(d) As there was lot of blood.
(ii) What promises had he made?
(a) Of a successful birth
(b) That nothing would harm the child
(c) That he would do his best
(d) Both (a) and (c)
(ii) How did Andrew solve the dilemma?
(a) By focusing on the child first
(b) By tending to the mother first
(c) By asking another doctor for help
(d) With the nurse's help
Ans (i) (c) As the child was born lifeless.
(i) (d) Both (a) and (c)
(iii) (b) By tending to the mother first
4 The basins arrived, the ewer, the big iron
kettle. Frantically he splashed cold water into
one basin: into the other he mnixed water as
hot as his hand could bear. Then, like some
crazy juggler, he hurried the child between
the two, now plunging it into the icy, now into
the steaming bath.
Fifteen minutes passed. Sweat was now
running intoAndrew's eyes, blinding him.
One of his sleeves hung down, dripping.
(i) What does the given extract describe?
(a) The efforts to clean the child
(b)The efforts to save the mother
(c) The efforts to resuscitate the child
(d) An experiment that could be performed on
a stillborn
(ii) Which literary device has been used in the
given lines?
(a) Metaphor (b) Simile
(c) Oxymoron (d) Aliteration
(iii) The given lines show that Andrew was
(a) Panicky
(b) Surprised
(c) Hurried
(d) Sad
Ans (i) (c) The efforts to resuscitate the child
(i)(b) Simile
(ii) (a) Panicky
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affairs, he did not

3 Fordoctors the duty towards the patientsis preoccupied with his own personalattempts to succeed.
forget his duty and made sincere
foremost, irrespective of their own personal
affairs."Discuss with reference to the excerpt, t Nomatter what your profession is, moral
'Birth'. values always play an important role in
Ans There is a saying that after God, it is the doctor
only making you a complete human being. 'Birth.
who can save the life of someone. A patient comes to Explain with reference to the chapter
a doctor with the hope that he would cure his illness. Ans One of the most challenging and complex of life's
But we should not forget that adoctor himself is a and decisions.
areas is the realm of moral issues
we may
human being. Troubles and miseries are part of his Every day of our life, in whatever profession
that reflect
decisions
life also. He can also feel distressed and depressed. In be, we make moral choices and
spite of all these, a doctor has to treat his duty as the our owVn moral orientation.
his
foremost priority. In the chapter 'Birth', Dr Andrew considered it mental
patient inspite of his
We saw in the chapter how Dr Andrew made frantic moral duty to attend to a
efforts to save the lives of Mrs Susan Morgan and her agony and tiredness. He spent the whole night in as
saving two lives. He used all his knowledge as well
child. Dr Andrew also used his intuition and mnedical succeeded in
instincts to revive the child and finally
knowledge to save the lifeless child when there was emerged as a
making the family happy. In the end he
no hope.
distinct human being who went all out to save
Though he was really upset before coming toJoe precious lives not out of greed but because he efforts
Morgan's house, Dr Andrew stayed there, as the case considered it his moral duty to do his best. His
demanded all his attention. He could barely see his
own future but was diligent enough to realise his call were applauded and he himself indulged really good.
of duty. Hence we can say that even though being
in self-appraisal 'on doing something'
achieving this feat.
His moral values helped him in