問題詳情

第 45 至 48 題為題組        When it comes to medical care, many patients and doctors believe “more is better.” But what they donot realize is that overtreatment—too many scans, too many blood tests, too many procedures—may poseharm. Sometimes a test leads you down a path to more and more testing, some of which may be invasive,or to treatment for things that should be left alone.        Terrence Power, for example, complained that after his wife learned she had Wegener’s disease, anuncommon disorder of the immune system, they found it difficult to refuse testing recommended by herphysician. The doctor insisted on office visits every three weeks, even when she was feeling well. Hefrequently ordered blood tests and X-rays, and repeatedly referred her to specialists for even minorcomplaints. Even when tests came back negative, more were ordered, and she was hospitalized as aprecaution when she developed a cold. She had as many as 25 doctor visits during one six-month period.The couple was spending about $30,000 a year for her care.        After several years of physical suffering and near financial ruin from the medical costs, the couplebegan questioning the treatment after consulting with other patients in online support groups. “It’s a reallyhard thing to determine when they’ve crossed the line,” Mr. Power said. “You think she’s getting the bestcare in the world, but after a while you start to wonder: What is the objective?” Mr. Power then spokewith his own primary care doctor, who advised him to find a new specialist to oversee Mrs. Power’s care.Under the new doctor’s care, the regular testing stopped and Mrs. Power’s condition stabilized. Now shesees the doctor only four or five times a year.
【題組】45. What is the main idea of this passage?
(A) Treatments do not always cause harmful side effects.
(B) Patients tend to believe more testing is better treatment.
(C) Too much medical care may not be beneficial to patients.
(D) Doctors generally recommend office visits that are necessary.

參考答案

答案：C
難度：適中0.663717
統計：A(7),B(21),C(75),D(6),E(0)

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【用戶】JEREMY65

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【評論內容】中  譯：一提到醫療，很多病人和醫生都相信「愈多愈好」。然而，他們所不了解的是，過度治療——過多的掃描、過多的血液檢查、過多的程序——可能會造成傷害。有時一項檢查會使你繼續接受更多檢查，有些會是侵入性的，或者使你接受不該接受的治療。例如，Terrence Power抱怨，他的妻子得知罹患Wegener氏症後（這是一種免疫系統的少見疾病），他們覺得很難拒絕醫師所建議的檢查。醫師堅持每三週複診一次，即使是當她狀況良好的時候也一樣。醫師時常要求驗血、X光檢查，甚至不斷因為一些小毛病將她轉介到其他專科醫師。即使當檢查結果為陰性，他還是要求病人做更多檢查，而且她當感冒時，被要求住院以防萬一。她曾在六個月間就診二十五次。這對夫...