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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What refers to systematic study of the unique chemical fingerprints that specific cellular processes leave behind?
2. Dr. Nuland was in what year of his medical studies when he encountered James McCarty?
3. What is the second of the seven most common causes of death for 85% of the elderly population, as discussed in Chapter 4?
4. By what name does the author refer to his grandmother?
5. What refers to neurotransmitters that are produced by the pituitary gland and the hypothalamus in vertebrates during exercise, excitement, pain, consumption of spicy food, love and orgasm?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author begin his Introduction? What does he say of the primary avenues leading to death in this section of the book?
2. What medical procedure did Dr. Nuland Perform on James McCarty? What was the outcome?
3. How does the author describe the degeneration of his grandmother in Chapter 3?
4. What does Dr. Nuland say regarding the bureaucracy of death in Chapter 3?
5. What happened when Dr. Nuland was doing Mr. McCarty’s paperwork, according to the author in Chapter 1?
6. What does the author write of the “mystery” and “myth” of death in the Introduction?
7. What represents progress in cardiac care, according to the author in Chapter 2?
8. What case study does the author use as an example in his discussion of Alzheimer’s in Chapter 5?
9. How does the author go about explaining the heart’s functions in Chapter 2?
10. What medical advances does the author cite in the study of myocardial infarction in Chapter 2?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the case study of Irv Lipsiner in Chapter 1. Why does Lipsiner stand apart as an anomaly? What was his history with heart problems? How did he recover from cardiac collapse?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss John Seidman’s experiences with death as discussed in Chapter 9. What did Seidman experience as he lost friends and family to AIDS and cancer? How did he describe the healing process that took place during the deaths of his loved ones? Have you experienced the death of a loved one? If so, how did your experience relate to those of Seidman?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the seven primary causes of death among the elderly, as presented in Chapter 4. Which of these causes is number one? Have the statistics for these causes changed since the publication of the book? According to the author, these seven causes will kill what percentage of the elderly population?
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