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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 course of investigation into the hepatitis outbreak resulted in the establishment of a _________ of infection.

2. What did Natalie find out was given to her in order to help her depression, though this left her unaware of where she was?

3. The children were determined to have _________ poisoning from the ingestion of the animal products.

4. What kinds of animals were responsible for spreading the infection through the house party guests?

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

2. How did the doctor end up treating this case of the blue hands, allowing the patient's hands to be normal color again?

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

4. What was the problem the investigators found during their hunt for answers about the infected babies?

5. What was the initial named cause for the random cases of pneumonia that turned up for guests at a house party at Martha's Vineyard?

6. What was the problem with the season being winter when it came to finding out the diagnosis for the sick children?

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

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

9. Why wasn't Betty's husband experiencing any of the symptoms that she was?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Natalie Parker had a bad experience with her dentist, leading to a depression, which led her into a mental health hospital and electroshock treatments.

Part 1: How do you think a doctor might treat depression today?

Part 2: Do you think that electroshock therapy is the best way to help a patient who is suffering from depression?

Part 3: What do you think you would have done if you learned you had had electroshock therapy?

Essay Topic 2

Food workers who don't take safety precautions can begin to cause troubles, like in the spread of hepatitis in the bakery.

Part 1: Why do you think some food workers don't follow safety rules?

Part 2: Do you think you would eat at a restaurant if you knew they weren't following safety rules?

Part 3: How do you think managers can ensure their workers are following safety precautions?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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