A Patient with Testicular Cancer Is Being Followed After Completing

question 4

Multiple Choice

A patient with testicular cancer is being followed after completing treatment 1 year ago.He has been symptom-free with no evidence of disease.How often should he have a CT scan?

• A)Every month
• B)Every 3 to 4 months
• C)Every 6 to 12 months
• D)Every year

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Definitions:

Representativeness Heuristics

A mental shortcut used to judge the probability of an event by its similarity to a prototype or stereotype.

System II

refers to the deliberative, analytical and slower thinking process in dual-process theories of cognition.

Induction

A reasoning process that involves making generalizations based on specific observations or instances.

Deduction

A logical process in which a conclusion follows necessarily from the stated premises, implying the truth of the conclusion if the premises are true.