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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dr. Nuland relates that cardiac events are what, if discovered soon enough in Chapter 1?
(a) “Eminently treatable.”
(b) “Officially treatable.”
(c) “Physically treatable.”
(d) “Technically treatable.”

2. What does Dr. Nuland discuss that is also called also called coronary artery or coronary heart disease in Chapter 1?
(a) Corollary heart disease.
(b) Hodgkinson’s disease.
(c) Alzheimer’s disease.
(d) Ischemic heart disease.

3. At the time the book was written, Dr. Nuland claimed that nearly how many Americans would die every day of ischemia?
(a) 1,500.
(b) 820.
(c) 250.
(d) 65.

4. What is the third of the seven most common causes of death for 85% of the elderly population, as discussed in Chapter 4?
(a) Decreased resistance to infection.
(b) Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia.
(c) Hypertention.
(d) Transient ischemic attack.

5. Into how many main chambers is the human heart divided?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the character of Horace Giddens suffer from?

2. By what name does the author refer to his grandmother?

3. According to the Introduction author Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D. is the literary editor of what periodical?

4. Where do Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D. and his family currently live, according to the Introduction?

5. What medical procedure did Dr. Nuland perform on James McCarty, according to the author in Chapter 1?

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