The power relationship between physician and patient is immediately evident when the patient enters the doctor's office because
A) it is up to patients to decide when they will see the doctor.
B) the physician is there to greet the patient.
C) patients must wait until a "gatekeeper" admits them to see the doctor in the office's "back region."
D) the doctor keeps her degree framed on the wall in public view.

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The idea of a "back region" that patients must wait to be admitted to suggests a power dynamic where the physician is in control and the patient is subordinate. A and B do not necessarily indicate a power dynamic, and D may be more about the doctor's credentials than their power over the patient.

The Power Relationship Between Physician and Patient Is Immediately Evident