PrepTest 89, Section 2, Question 14
In a study, six medical students were each separately presented with the same patient, whose symptoms could be the result of any one of several medical conditions. The attending physician asked each student a leading question of the form, "What tests should we order to try to rule out a diagnosis of X?" where X was filled in with a different medical condition for each student. A week later each student was presented with a patient having similar symptoms in the presence of a different attending physician who asked for a diagnosis without asking any leading questions. Each student began by testing the diagnosis that had been suggested by the original attending physician.
In a study, six medical students were each separately presented with the same patient, whose symptoms could be the result of any one of several medical conditions. The attending physician asked each student a leading question of the form, "What tests should we order to try to rule out a diagnosis of X?" where X was filled in with a different medical condition for each student. A week later each student was presented with a patient having similar symptoms in the presence of a different attending physician who asked for a diagnosis without asking any leading questions. Each student began by testing the diagnosis that had been suggested by the original attending physician.
In a study, six medical students were each separately presented with the same patient, whose symptoms could be the result of any one of several medical conditions. The attending physician asked each student a leading question of the form, "What tests should we order to try to rule out a diagnosis of X?" where X was filled in with a different medical condition for each student. A week later each student was presented with a patient having similar symptoms in the presence of a different attending physician who asked for a diagnosis without asking any leading questions. Each student began by testing the diagnosis that had been suggested by the original attending physician.
In a study, six medical students were each separately presented with the same patient, whose symptoms could be the result of any one of several medical conditions. The attending physician asked each student a leading question of the form, "What tests should we order to try to rule out a diagnosis of X?" where X was filled in with a different medical condition for each student. A week later each student was presented with a patient having similar symptoms in the presence of a different attending physician who asked for a diagnosis without asking any leading questions. Each student began by testing the diagnosis that had been suggested by the original attending physician.
Which one of the following statements is most strongly supported by the information above?
On the second occasion, none of the medical students began by testing the same diagnosis as any of the other medical students.
At most one of the medical students knew which of the several medical conditions was most likely to lead to the patients' symptoms.
The second attending physician was unaware of the results of the students' encounter with the first attending physician.
On the second occasion, exactly one of the students tested for the medical condition that actually caused the patient's symptoms.
At least some of the medical students were unaware that the patients' symptoms could be the result of medical conditions other than the one suggested by the original attending physician.
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