Question

1. choose the best answer. a determination of a patient’s illness is a ____, or finding out about an illness.

research
decision
practice
diagnosis

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• "research" means systematic investigation, not specific to determining an illness.
• "decision" is a choice, not about finding out an illness.
• "practice" refers to the act of doing something (like medical practice), not diagnosis.
• "diagnosis" is the process of determining a patient's illness, matching the description "finding out about an illness".

Answer:

D. diagnosis