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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. Natalie participated in what profession before she went through her horrifying ordeal?

2. Where does the accumulated mineral go when it builds up in the liver and the body can't process it?

3. In what city was the dermatology clinic that Sara visited in order to have her dermatitis examined?

4. What did Sara have inserted into her body in April of the same year, which is the same time the problems began?

5. The _______ from the infected animals came from the wet fur of the dogs when they came inside to shake themselves off.

Short Essay Questions

1. What was odd about Richard's case of hyperthyroidism, which baffled doctors?

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

3. Why didn't the man who hand kneaded the dough cause any infection to spread when the bread was baked?

4. What did the school officials begin to believe was the cause of the illnesses that were coming up in the student population?

5. Septicemia a general term for what, according to the explanations in this book?

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

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

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

9. What were the initial symptoms that Betty Page experienced, leading her to seek out medical treatment?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Strange diseases, like the case of the orange man, are interesting to doctors, but the patients might have other reactions.

Part 1: How do you think you would respond if you suddenly turned another color?

Part 2: Why do you think the patient didn't make the connection to the foods he was eating?

Part 3: What would it take for you to go into a doctor to find out what disease you had?

Essay Topic 3

The woman who did not have anything wrong with her, but experienced vertigo was a medical mystery from start to finish, with no diagnosis.

Part 1: Why do you think the doctors couldn't find anything wrong with the professional woman?

Part 2: Do you think the woman might have been lying about her life and her symptoms?

Part 3: Describe a time when you had a symptom that you could not explain. What happened?

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