NBME 22 Answers : Block 3 : #7 = A 50-year-old man who is a college professor has ...

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submitted by imnotarobotbut(30),

Acknowledge the patient's difficulty. I hate these questions

nwinkelmann Me too... also, he's had cough that's worsening for 6 months plus hemoptysis for 1 week... I didn't interpret that as "feeling healthy." The correct answer was my first choice just because it was the least "dick-ish" but to me, he didn't sound like he "felt health," so I didn't go with it. +

nor16 if he didnt feel healthy, why would he say something like that then... but i agree, these (especially this) question(s) are often XYZ123! +