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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. The human heart has a mass between how many grams?
2. Who was the first physician to correctly diagnose myocardial infarction?
3. What does Dr. Nuland discuss that is also called also called coronary artery or coronary heart disease in Chapter 1?
4. What does TIA stand for?
5. The human heart is enclosed in a double-walled protective sac called what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What represents progress in cardiac care, according to the author in Chapter 2?
2. 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?
3. What does the author say in relation to the expectation of growing old in Chapter 4?
4. What differences does the author cite between the young and the old in dealing with the seven causes of death in Chapter 4?
5. What is a pathophysiologist? How does this relate to etymology, according to the author in Chapter 5?
6. How does the author describe the degeneration of his grandmother in Chapter 3?
7. How are heart problems and heart disease diagnosed and predicted, according to the author in Chapter 2?
8. How does the author describe the metabolic changes of aging in Chapter 3?
9. What medical progress has been made in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, according to the author in Chapter 5?
10. Who is Horace Giddens and how is he described by the author?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the impact of the electrocardiogram on modern medicine and treatment. What developments have been made in the past 20 years? What other tests are commonly used today to detect heart muscle damage? How effective are each of these diagnostic tests?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the major viruses affecting humankind as well as the discovery of the virus and its components. When was the first virus discovered? How? How do viruses replicate? What are common, nonlethal viruses? What are the most deadly viruses?
Essay Topic 3
Describe and discuss the major components of the heart and their function. Which blood vessel most commonly causes infarct in the heart? How do the functions of the left and right sides of the heart differ? Where do most health problems arise first in the heart?
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