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by das.ashmita » Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:01 am
In tests for Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV), a serious disease of domestic cats, a false positive result indicates that a cat has FeLV, when in fact, it does not; a false negative result indicates that a cat does not have FeLV when, in fact, it does. To detect FeLV most accurately, veterinarians should use the laboratory test that has the lowest proportion of false negative results.

Which of the following, if true, gives the most support to the recommendation above?

A A certain proportion of results are inconclusive no matter which laboratory test is used.
B There is no known cure for FeLV, although some chemotherapeutic agents may produce a temporary remission and some antiviral agents may reduce the amount of virus present in infected cats.
C Cats do not readily submit to having their blood drawn for a test.
D Upon receiving a positive test result, veterinarians often submit a second sample to be retested for confirmation.
E All laboratory tests to detect FeLV have the same rate of false positive results.

OA E
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by akashkumar1987 » Tue Oct 02, 2012 7:06 am
Hi,

It took me around 4 minutes but finally i got it right.

1) It tells that there are some parameters in a report for which we are not sure and it does not strengthen the conclusion
2) Not Relevant to Argument
3) Not Relevant to Argument
4) We do not want to know what is the next step
5) Answer

Thanks,
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by das.ashmita » Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:42 pm
Hi Akash
I am still not clear how/why we are eliminating D.
Experts please help.

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by A1038 » Wed Oct 03, 2012 6:46 pm
(E) - all laboratory tests have the same rate of false positive results - With this information it will be hard to make out which laboratory result is correct . As from the argument it is clear that both positive and negative results might be false . So we need to check for laboratories where the rate of false negative results is lowest . That might lead to correct detection of FelV