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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. At what age had Irv Lipsiner suffered a small heart attack, according to the author in Chapter 1?
2. 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?
3. What is the number three killer of the elderly, according to the author in Chapter 4?
4. Where does author Sherwin B. Nuland, M.D. teach surgery and the history of medicine, according to the book’s Introduction?
5. What is the third of the seven most common causes of death for 85% of the elderly population, as discussed in Chapter 4?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the author say in relation to the expectation of growing old in Chapter 4?
2. What medical advances does the author cite in the study of myocardial infarction in Chapter 2?
3. How has the determination of death changed over time, according to the author in Chapter 2? What are Dr. Nuland’s conclusions of the determination of death?
4. What does the author beseech of the reader in his Introduction to How We Die?
5. What case study does the author use as an example in his discussion of Alzheimer’s in Chapter 5?
6. What seven primary causes of death does the author cite for elderly patients in Chapter 4?
7. When did the author encounter James McCarty? How is McCarty depicted in Chapter 1?
8. What case study does the author cite in discussing death by murder in Chapter 6? How did this individual die?
9. What medical procedure did Dr. Nuland Perform on James McCarty? What was the outcome?
10. What statistics does Dr. Nuland provide relating to ischemic heart disease in Chapter 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and analyze mortality rates for the elderly in the past century. How has the lifespan of Americans evolved since 1900? What has caused this increase in the American lifespan? How has the extended lifespan of Americans affected the increase in Alzheimer’s disease?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the six primary avenues leading to death as defined in the Introduction of the book. Which of these avenues affects the elderly principally? Which are more common among the young? Were there any avenues on this list that surprised you? Why or why not?
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