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Someone takes a medical exam for some reason ''other'' than genuinely wondering about his/her health. Surprisingly, the test is positive. (Meaning they have whatever condition they were tested for.) Depending on the show and the condition, this can be [[Played for Laughs]] or [[Played for Drama]]. In the latter case, it may be a [[Lethal Diagnosis]].

 

== Film ==

* In [[That's So Raven]], Raven and Corey go to the dentist. Corey's scared, so (after having a vision in which one of the pair is shown to need a filling) Raven gets in the chair to show him that it's not so bad. Guess who needs the filling?

** The exact same scenario was done years earlier on [[The Jack Benny Program]]. Jack goes with a neighborhood boy to the dentist because the boy is scared. Guess which one needs a tooth pulled?

* During an episode of [[Doogie Howser, M.D.]], the senior Dr. Howser flashed back to a time when he was examining his son, who had asked him to demonstrate to him. Upon examining his abdomen, the boy yelped in pain, and the horrified Dr. Howser realized he'd just discovered that his son had leukemia.

 

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