[Answered]: A patient calls you and says that she needs some…

A patient calls you and says that she needs some reassurance or advice from you. She searched online for some of her symptoms and she thinks she is suffelng from a rare, incurable disease. Which of the following statements presents the best course of action? Select the single best answer: A. Tell her that all the information on the internet is pure nonsense. B. Tell her that you’re sorry to hear that and you wish her the best. C. Congratulate her for taking the initiative to find out more about her medical condition online, but tell her that many answers on the internet are not that accurate, so it is best to see a doctor when it comes to medical issues. D. Ask her to list the symptoms that she experiences so that you can search for them too. E. Tell her that you can only imagine what she is going through.