Medical delay is more likely when symptoms deviate from the practitioner's disease prototype, meaning that symptoms that do not fit into the typical presentation of a disease may cause a delay in diagnosis and treatment. The other answer choices are incorrect.

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Medical Delay

Question 49

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Medical delay

A) accounts for at least 30% of all delay behaviours.
B) is more likely when symptoms deviate from the practitioner's disease prototype.
C) is more likely in cases where the diagnosis is not serious.
D) is unrelated to the diagnostic process.
E) is more likely when symptoms are acute in nature.

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