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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 whose house did Carol decide to recover when she was done with her stay at the hospital?

2. Where was Natalie employed before she could not work anymore as a result of her condition?

3. What is not one of the causes of hepatitis, according to research and medical findings?

4. What is NOT one of the symptoms Betty experienced when she was first ill and nothing was found to be wrong with her?

5. What was the food product that seemed to be causing the thyroid troubles in Richard and in others?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was determined to be the cause of the illness that was later found to be tularemia?

2. What did Dean decide to do when he was experiencing cold hands during a card game?

3. What does the chapter say seems to be a primary cause of sensitization of patients to metals?

4. What happened to Sandy that began to cause the officials at the school to suspect something was wrong at the building?

5. How is infectious hepatitis usually passed from one person to another, according to the book?

6. What did investigators find to be unusual about the feed in the storage bin?

7. Why did Natalie decide to seek out orthodontic treatment for her teeth in 1972?

8. What was the strange phenomenon that the pizza restaurant owner began to experience?

9. What does the book point out is the treatment for Wilson's disease, helping the patient recover nearly immediately?

10. Which individuals are more likely to have hypogeusia, according to the specialist in this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The cause of the blueness in the men was determined to be an accidental poisoning in the food.

Part 1: Do you think poisoning happens a lot in the foods you eat?

Part 2: How do you think the poisoning could have been avoided?

Part 3: Why do you think the restaurant didn't realize that it had made a mistake?

Essay Topic 2

Vernon's condition takes five years to cure and to remove from his body, causing him a lot of pain and frustration along the way.

Part 1: Why do you think it took so long for Vernon's condition to be diagnosed?

Part 2: Do you think the disease should have been caught earlier?

Part 3: How would you react if you found out you would need to battle a mysterious disease for five years?

Essay Topic 3

Finding out what causes an illness can be an exciting job, but one that might be time consuming and challenging too.

Part 1: Why do you think illnesses can be difficult to diagnose?

Part 2: How do you think a person trains to be able to diagnose a mysterious illness?

Part 3: Do you think you would like to become a medical detective?

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