The adage that "common problems occur commonly" advises the practitioner to:
a. always diagnose the patient's problem in terms of what their practice usually sees.
b. refer any uncommon complaints to spe-cialists as soon as possible.
c. consider the most likely cause of the pa-tient's problem before considering the obscure.
d. examine uncommon problems critically before assuming that the issue is an un-usual presentation of a common problem.
C
This adage is to guide the practitioner to pay attention to unexpected or unusual findings but not to allow the critical review lead one astray from the central issue.
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