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Which group of the population is likely to give a high yield for conditions such as diabetes mellitus, cancer of the cervix, and simple glaucoma?
Which group of the population is likely to give a high yield for conditions such as diabetes mellitus, cancer of the cervix, and simple glaucoma?
- Supermarket employees
- Hospital patients (correct)
- Professional athletes
- School teachers
What is the usual practice when patients who come to the hospital have a diagnostic doubt?
What is the usual practice when patients who come to the hospital have a diagnostic doubt?
- Request laboratory and other tests sequentially (correct)
- Immediately admit the patient to surgery
- Send the patient home without further investigation
- Avoid any diagnostic tests
What may prove its worth in leading to diagnoses that would otherwise have been delayed or missed altogether?
What may prove its worth in leading to diagnoses that would otherwise have been delayed or missed altogether?
- Not conducting any tests on patients
- Relying solely on physical exams
- Submitting patients to a number of laboratory tests routinely (correct)
- Ignoring patient complaints
What is one risk of not exercising individual choice in requesting laboratory tests?
What is one risk of not exercising individual choice in requesting laboratory tests?
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In the context of hospital patient screening, what is meant by a 'high yield'?
In the context of hospital patient screening, what is meant by a 'high yield'?
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