A 65 year old man has a dry cough and progressive shortness of breath for 3 months. He has finger clubbing and bibasal fine end-inspiratory crackles. Which is the most appropriate next investigation?

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A 65 year old man has a dry cough and progressive shortness of breath for 3 months. He has finger clubbing and bibasal fine end-inspiratory crackles. Which is the most appropriate next investigation?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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A 10 year old girl has bloody diarrhoea for 5 days after a farm trip. Investigations: Haemoglobin 80 g/L, Platelets 76 x 10^9/L. Which is the most likely underlying diagnosis?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

A 28 year old man has persecutory auditory hallucinations and is diagnosed with schizophrenia. Which neurotransmitter is primarily implicated?

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

Dr A learns that Dr B is using social media to befriend a recently discharged patient. Which is the most appropriate next step for Dr A?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

A 55 year old woman has been sleeping for only a couple of hours a night for 2 weeks and feels overactive. Which is the most appropriate next step?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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