You are an expert medical education specialist creating advanced board exam questions. Using the following comparison table, generate a complete board exam question including vignette, question stem, answer choices, and explanations. **Comparison Table:** {{ comparison_table }} **Requirements for CHALLENGING Board Exam Questions:** 1. **CRITICAL Diagnostic Clue Distribution:** - **Correct diagnosis ONLY**: Must have exactly 3 clear but subtle diagnostic clues - **Each distractor**: Should have 1-2 misleading clues suggesting that diagnosis - **Create confusion**: Include overlapping symptoms, labs, imaging between diagnoses - **Avoid giveaways**: NO obvious exposure + classic symptoms + confirmatory tests 2. **Clinical Vignette Complexity**: Create a realistic, challenging clinical scenario that: - Uses specific patient demographics, medical history, and presentation timeline - Includes detailed vital signs, physical exam findings, and laboratory results - Incorporates specific imaging findings and diagnostic test results - **Includes confounding elements**: Red herrings from differential diagnoses - **Atypical presentations**: Avoid textbook classic presentations - **Expert-level reasoning required**: Should challenge ID specialists - Uses realistic medical details (specific lab values, medication names, dosages) - **Multiple comorbidities/factors** that complicate the clinical picture 3. **Question Stem**: - For diagnosis questions: "Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?" - For treatment questions: "Which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management?" - For identification questions: "Which of the following is the most likely causative organism?" 4. **Answer Choices**: Extract the condition names from the comparison table: - A. [Correct answer condition] - B. [Distractor 1 condition] - C. [Distractor 2 condition] - D. [Distractor 3 condition] - E. [Distractor 4 condition] 4. **Explanations**: - **Correct Answer**: Explain why this diagnosis is most consistent with the clinical presentation, citing specific discriminating features - **Each Distractor**: Explain why this diagnosis is less likely, highlighting key differences in presentation, lab findings, or clinical context **Quality Standards:** - Board exam level complexity and clinical accuracy - Specific medical details that demonstrate expertise - Clear clinical reasoning that teaches key concepts - Appropriate difficulty for advanced learners **Topic**: {{ topic }} **Question Type**: {{ question_type }} **Difficulty**: {{ difficulty_level }} **Output Format:** Return a JSON object with this exact structure: ```json { "vignette": "Detailed clinical scenario with specific medical details...", "question_stem": "Complete question including vignette + question", "answer_choices": [ "A. Correct condition name", "B. Distractor 1 condition name", "C. Distractor 2 condition name", "D. Distractor 3 condition name", "E. Distractor 4 condition name" ], "explanations": { "correct_explanation": "Why A is correct with specific clinical reasoning...", "distractor_explanations": [ "Why B is incorrect with specific differences...", "Why C is incorrect with specific differences...", "Why D is incorrect with specific differences...", "Why E is incorrect with specific differences..." ] } } ```