CAT Question of the Day Answer the following question based on the information given below.
Antibiotics are ineffective in treating patients with persistent coughs caused by mild chest infections, the Lancet journal reports. About 2,000 patients across 12 European countries filled in an 'illness' diary. The study found that the severity and duration of symptoms in patients treated with antibiotics were no different to those given a placebo. However, experts caution that if pneumonia is suspected, antibiotics should still be used due to the disease's severity.
Which of the following, if true, would strengthen the experts' view? | OPTIONS | | |  | 1) | Patients thought to have pneumonia were excluded from the study due to the severity of the disease. | | | 2) | Overprescribing of antibiotics can lead to bacterial infection resistance. | | | 3) | The study found little difference in the severity and duration of symptoms among patients who had pneumonia. | | | 4) | Those taking antibiotics were reported to have more side effects including nausea, rash and diarrhoea than those given the placebo. |
Tip of the Day While calculating the ratio of two items, remove all the common terms, if any. For example, the ratio of circumference of two circles is equal to the ratio of the radii only; we can remove the common multiplier '2π' in the formula for circumference. Last year's Question of the day (08-May-12) If 8x6 – 5x3 + 1 = 0, which of the following must be true?
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