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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When were electrocardiograms invented?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1842.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1877.

2. How old was the woman that the author described having operated on for early-stage breast cancer in the Introduction?
(a) 35.
(b) 43.
(c) 56.
(d) 29.

3. The upper chambers of the human heart are referred to by what name?
(a) Embolus.
(b) Ventricles.
(c) Atria.
(d) Plasmid.

4. At what age was Irv Lipsiner when he suffered complete cardiac heart failure, according to the author in Chapter 1?
(a) 92.
(b) 58.
(c) 49.
(d) 41.

5. What refers to systematic study of the unique chemical fingerprints that specific cellular processes leave behind?
(a) Metabolomics.
(b) Chemotherapy.
(c) Pathophysiology.
(d) Microbiology.

6. What medical procedure did Dr. Nuland perform on James McCarty, according to the author in Chapter 1?
(a) A lobotomy.
(b) A menisectomy.
(c) A thoracotomy.
(d) A vasectomy.

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

8. What was the name of Dr. Nuland’s brother?
(a) Robert Nuland.
(b) Harvey Nuland.
(c) Edmond Nuland.
(d) Roger Nuland.

9. When was Researches into the Physical History of Man published?
(a) 1913.
(b) 1864.
(c) 1813.
(d) 1775.

10. While in the midst of doing his admission paperwork, Dr. Nuland observed James McCarty begin to do what, according to the author in Chapter 1?
(a) Sweat and cry.
(b) Convulse and shout.
(c) Scratch his arms intensely.
(d) Tap his feet rapidly.

11. What refers to the study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time?
(a) Etymology.
(b) Biology.
(c) Optometry.
(d) Chemotherapy.

12. Horace Giddens is described by Dr. Nuland as what in Chapter 2?
(a) “The Wonderman.”
(b) “The Superman.”
(c) “The Onlyman.”
(d) “The Everyman.”

13. At what age had Irv Lipsiner suffered a small heart attack, according to the author in Chapter 1?
(a) 39.
(b) 47.
(c) 78.
(d) 64.

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

15. What director of the autopsy service of the Yale-New Haven Hospital does Dr. Nuland credit for his assistance in Chapter 4?
(a) John Webster.
(b) James Cowles Prichard.
(c) John Seidman.
(d) G.J. Walker Smith, M.D.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 4 refers to any detached, traveling intravascular mass carried by circulation which is capable of clogging arterial capillary beds at a site distant from its point of origin?

2. What refers to an often serious and body-altering physical injury, such as the removal of a limb?

3. What refers to a thick wall of muscle separating the right side and the left side of the heart?

4. Where was Irv Lipsiner when he suffered from complete cardiac heart failure, according to the author in Chapter 1?

5. How many of the most common disease categories does the author intend to focus on, according to the Introduction?

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