LSAT 155 – Section 2 – Question 14

LSAT 155 - Section 2 - Question 14

November 2019

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PT155 S2 Q14
+LR
Most strongly supported +MSS
Critique or Debate +CritDeb
Problem-Analysis +Prob
A
69%
162
B
3%
150
C
4%
149
D
2%
150
E
22%
155
145
153
160
 +Harder 145.934 +SubsectionMedium

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.

Summary
In a study, six medical students were presented with the same patient. The attending physician asked each student a leading question in the form, “What tests should we order to try to rule out diagnosis X?” For each student, the physician stated a different medical condition for X. A week later each student was presented a second patient with similar symptoms, but a different attending physician did not ask any leading questions. Each student tested for the diagnosis that had been suggested by the first attending physician.

Strongly Supported Conclusions
None of the medical students tested for the same diagnosis as each other when diagnosing the second patient.

A
On the second occasion, none of the medical students began by testing the same diagnosis as any of the other medical students.
This answer is strongly supported. On the first occasion, the attending physician suggested a different diagnosis to each medical student. Therefore, each student tested for a different diagnosis on the second occasion.
B
At most one of the medical students knew which of the several medical conditions was most likely to lead to the patients’ symptoms.
This answer is unsupported. We don’t have any information from the stimulus about the knowledge of any of the medical students. We only know about the actions the medical students took.
C
The second attending physician was unaware of the results of the students’ encounter with the first attending physician.
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know from the stimulus whether the second attending physician was aware or unaware of the first occasion.
D
On the second occasion, exactly one of the students tested for the medical condition that actually caused the patient’s symptoms.
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know from the stimulus whether any of the diagnoses the medical students tested were correct.
E
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.
This answer is unsupported. We don’t know anything about the medical students’ awareness or knowledge from the stimulus. It could be the case that the medical students were aware but nevertheless followed the attending physician’s suggestions.

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