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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. Who is quoted with the following statement in Chapter 6: “Man is an obligate aerobe”?

2. Of what does Horace Giddens eventually die in the play discussed in Chapter 2?

3. What is the first of the seven most common causes of death for 85% of the elderly population, as discussed in Chapter 4?

4. What is the second of the seven most common causes of death for 85% of the elderly population, as discussed in Chapter 4?

5. Dr. Nuland compares the metabolic changes of aging to what in Chapter 3?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is “legal death” defined by the author in Chapter 6?

2. How treatable are cardiac events, according to the author in Chapter 1?

3. What medical advances does the author cite in the study of myocardial infarction in Chapter 2?

4. What medical progress has been made in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, according to the author in Chapter 5?

5. When did the author encounter James McCarty? How is McCarty depicted in Chapter 1?

6. How are heart problems and heart disease diagnosed and predicted, according to the author in Chapter 2?

7. How does the author begin his Introduction? What does he say of the primary avenues leading to death in this section of the book?

8. How does the author go about explaining the heart’s functions in Chapter 2?

9. What case study does the author use as an example in his discussion of Alzheimer’s in Chapter 5?

10. How does the author describe the progression of Alzheimer’s in Chapter 5?

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

Describe and analyze the characteristics of James McCarty in Chapter 1. What evidence described by the author indicates that McCarty was prone to heart problems? How did Dr. Nuland respond when McCarty had a heart attack? What medical procedure was performed?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the United States Department of Health and Human Services and the World Health Organization. How is “death” defined by each of these organizations? How must death be accounted for? Why does Dr. Nuland refer to death as having been turned into a bureaucracy?

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