relationship when the doctor fails to perform as demanded. This is not
to say the patient is wrong or right in his expectations. Each person is
usually convinced of the legitimacy and immediacy of his own wants,
the patient as much so as the physician.

To evaluate the legitimacy of expectations it is necessary to set forth
a standard that is independent of the convenience or conviction of indi-
vidual patient or doctor. It can never be an absolute standard, since it
depends upon social consensus for its basis. For the evaluation, the au-
thor shall attempt to set forth a standard of reasonableness based on the
extent to which the demands and ideals of the patient can be considered
to reflect realistically the average standards of medical practice and the
state of knowledge in medical science.

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