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Definitions of Terms Used in MCQs

Definitions of Terms Used in MCQs. CHARACTERISTIC - Implies a feature of such diagnostic significance that its absence would cast doubt on the diagnosis. TYPICAL - Implies a feature that one would expect to be present but perhaps not so diagnostically absolute as “characteristic”.

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Definitions of Terms Used in MCQs

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  1. Definitions of Terms Used in MCQs • CHARACTERISTIC - Implies a feature of such diagnostic significance that its absence would cast doubt on the diagnosis. • TYPICAL - Implies a feature that one would expect to be present but perhaps not so diagnostically absolute as “characteristic”. • RECOGNISED - Implies a fact that has been reliably reported and which a candidate would be expected to know without the fact being either characteristic or typical. • HAS BEEN SHOWN - Implies information which has been repeated so often as to gain an accolade of accepted truth or can be demonstrated by reference to an authoritative paper on the subject. • PATHOGNOMONIC, DIAGNOSTIC, CHARACTERISTIC, IN THE VAST MAJORITY - a feature would occur in at least 60% of cases • MAJORITY : >50% • MINORITY : <50% • LOW CHANCE/SUBSTANTIAL MINORITY : <30%

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