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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. Who did Natalie seek out in order to help her with the alignment of her teeth because of a gum condition?

3. One female patient got reactive to metals after having __________ implanted during a surgery.

4. ________ disease is an inherited condition that changes the way the body metabolizes _________, which causes the mental symptoms.

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the problem for patients who are suffering from Wilson's disease, according to the book?

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

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

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

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

7. What did Natalie find out when she woke up in a hospital and didn't know who she was?

8. What were the treatments that were begun on the contact dermatitis, though these treatments were not successful?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

A medical mystery might be nothing more than a habit that a patient has turning into something slightly mysterious.

Part 1: How do you think a patient might be able to help a doctor in solving a medical mystery?

Part 2: Why do you think a medical mystery is something to be concerned about?

Part 3: Do you think that all patients are honest with their doctors? Does this lead to more medical mysteries?

Essay Topic 2

Vernon Berry was the victim of several worms as a result of swimming in the Nile River.

Part 1: Do you think that tourists should be warned about the possibility of worms?

Part 2: How do you think you might have responded to the diagnosis of worms in your body?

Part 3: Why do you think a person might decide to swim in a foreign body of water which might be contaminated?

Essay Topic 3

At times, the source of an illness might be a mystery, and one possible source can be ruled out, as in the case of the Liberace Room.

Part 1: Why do you think there could be different sources for an illness?

Part 2: How do you think the medical detectives could have found the true cause of the classroom illnesses sooner?

Part 3: Do you think that any disease has only one cause for its symptoms? Or are all diseases the result of many factors?

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