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A physician who is too thorough in conducting a medical checkup is likely to subject the patient to the discomfort and expense of unnecessary tests. One who is not thorough enough is likely to miss some serious problem and therefore give the patient a false sense of security. It is difficult for physicians to judge exactly how thorough they should be. Therefore, it is generally unwise for patients to have medical checkups when they do not feel ill. Which one of the following, if true, would provide the most support for the conclusion in the passage? (A) Not all medical tests entail significant discomfort. (B) Sometimes unnecessary medical tests cause healthy people to become ill. (C) Some patients refuse to accept a physician’s assurance that the patient is healthy. (D) The more complete the series of tests performed in a medical checkup, the more likely it is that a rare disease, if present, will be discovered. (E) Physicians can eliminate the need to order certain tests by carefully questioning patients and rejecting some possibilities on that basis.
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sondenso wrote: A physician who is too thorough in conducting a medical checkup is likely to subject the patient to the discomfort and expense of unnecessary tests. One who is not thorough enough is likely to miss some serious problem and therefore give the patient a false sense of security. It is difficult for physicians to judge exactly how thorough they should be. Therefore, it is generally unwise for patients to have medical checkups when they do not feel ill.
Which one of the following, if true, would provide the most support for the conclusion in the passage?
(A) Not all medical tests entail significant discomfort.
(B) Sometimes unnecessary medical tests cause healthy people to become ill.
(C) Some patients refuse to accept a physician’s assurance that the patient is healthy.
(D) The more complete the series of tests performed in a medical checkup, the more likely it is that a rare disease, if present, will be discovered.
(E) Physicians can eliminate the need to order certain tests by carefully questioning patients and rejecting some possibilities on that basis. I get D. D mention that " even if you perform series of test in medical checkup.. more likely it is that a rare diseas will be discovered.", then there is no point to spend money unwisely if patient is not ill.
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x2suresh wrote: sondenso wrote: A physician who is too thorough in conducting a medical checkup is likely to subject the patient to the discomfort and expense of unnecessary tests. One who is not thorough enough is likely to miss some serious problem and therefore give the patient a false sense of security. It is difficult for physicians to judge exactly how thorough they should be. Therefore, it is generally unwise for patients to have medical checkups when they do not feel ill.
Which one of the following, if true, would provide the most support for the conclusion in the passage?
(A) Not all medical tests entail significant discomfort.
(B) Sometimes unnecessary medical tests cause healthy people to become ill.
(C) Some patients refuse to accept a physician’s assurance that the patient is healthy.
(D) The more complete the series of tests performed in a medical checkup, the more likely it is that a rare disease, if present, will be discovered.
(E) Physicians can eliminate the need to order certain tests by carefully questioning patients and rejecting some possibilities on that basis. I get D. D mention that " even if you perform series of test in medical checkup.. more likely it is that a rare diseas will be discovered.", then there is no point to spend money unwisely if patient is not ill. --> If a disease is discovered, no matter what it is a rare or popular disease, why it is unwised for a patient to have a medical checkup ? Obviously, they waste too much time but at least they know that they are ill, although they don't feel it --> I think it's a weaken I choose (E): if physicians do not make certain tests but only ask their patients, they can't decide whether their patients are ill. Because patients do not feel ill, there are two possibilities: 1)they are completely healthy and 2) they are ill but they don't feel it because their illness' symptom is too dim and also it can't be tested correctly only by asking --> unwised for patients in both possibilities -->strengthen (A)weaken (B) sometimes means not general, so it does not clearly strengthen (C)I think this has no influence
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I still believe that only option B strengthens the statement, albeit not thoroughly.
Your analysis might not hold when a patient is severely ill, but the symptoms aren't perceivable.
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I chose B for cause and effect.
If person is not ill -> person should not get medical checkup.
Hence, if medical checkup is done --> person will get ill.
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Guys.. ignore my previous answer.. Its early monring 4:24 am (No sleep - night out for Work related issues)   , I answered unconsiously D.. .. Some how I got messed up with both D and E.. and choose D. If I were not sleeping, I would have chose E. 
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IMO B
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IMO B. A) Not all medical tests entail significant discomfort. - OOS(B) Sometimes unnecessary medical tests cause healthy people to become ill. - IMO(C) Some patients refuse to accept a physician’s assurance that the patient is healthy. - OOS(D) The more complete the series of tests performed in a medical checkup, the more likely it is that a rare disease, if present, will be discovered. - this could weaken the argument(E) Physicians can eliminate the need to order certain tests by carefully questioning patients and rejecting some possibilities on that basis. - then patient does not have to decide anything
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E doesnt explain why it is unwise to have unneccessary checkups
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priyankur_saha@ml.com wrote: IMO B.
A) Not all medical tests entail significant discomfort. - OOS
(B) Sometimes unnecessary medical tests cause healthy people to become ill. - IMO
(C) Some patients refuse to accept a physician’s assurance that the patient is healthy. - OOS
(D) The more complete the series of tests performed in a medical checkup, the more likely it is that a rare disease, if present, will be discovered. - this could weaken the argument
(E) Physicians can eliminate the need to order certain tests by carefully questioning patients and rejecting some possibilities on that basis. - then patient does not have to decide anything Guys, how B strenthens the argument?
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I choose B.
What is the correct answer?
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I also choose B. I believe this is a scope shift question.
The arguments talks compltely of the physician and then concludes on patient. I think B connnect the missing link.
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This question is retarded and not an OQ. The basic argument is check ups are bad, so don't get them. B says check ups are bad (they make you sick). Final Answer, B.
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IMO E, as it gives patient to decide whether he/she wants to undergo some test which is what is mentioned in the last line.
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what is the source of this question?
I agree with B. It uses a strong language, but if it were true, the argument would be strengthened.
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I'm with B too.
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I have seen the OA somewhere and its E........But can somebody explain elaborately why E is correct???
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Agree with B. E stands nowhere near to the conclusion.
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