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1. A friend invites me over for coffee and donuts. As we start on our second cup, he gasps and grabs his stomach. When I ask him what is wrong, he tells me that he has sudden, extremely severe, pains in his gut and back, and a throbbing near his navel. From what might he be suffering that causes me to call the emergency services?
2. Because I am your sister, you call me and indicate that your husband suddenly slurs his words, has trouble keeping his balance, and says he feels numb in his left arm. When she asks what his problem might be, what do I tell her?
3. My brother, who does not believe in preventative vaccines, calls me and asks me what to do. His daughter's cheeks are both enlarged, she has a fever and a headache, and she has no appetite. What problem do I suggest his daughter may have?
4. My mother stops in to visit and confides in me that my father seems to be having problems. When I ask what they are, she tells me that he has trouble remembering some things, he often needs to grope for the proper word to use, he seems disoriented at times, and he appears depressed. I recognize that my father is most likely suffering from which disease?
5. My wife hesitantly approaches me and blurts out that she has felt two lumps in her left breast and has experienced a bloody discharge from the nipple. We both fear that she has which disease?
6. I invited my father over to watch the Super Bowl on my huge 3-D TV. After he arrived, he confided that he has been having vision problems, including clouded sight, difficulty seeing at night, and seeing "halos" around lights. After the game, what do I suggest he may have?
7. My friend calls me because he is puzzled about his son who has a fever and dry cough, a rash, and reddish spots on his skin. I inform him that I think his son may have which of these problems?
8. I am out golfing with three good friends. Suddenly one of them grabs his chest, has shortness of breath, and complains of pain in his neck and arms. Why do I use my cell phone to call both emergency services and the emergency number of the golf course?
9. Although we had kept regularly in touch since graduation, I was surprised to see my old college roommate on my doorstep. Coughing, he asked me if he could come in. Once in, he explained that he believed he had a serious health problem that he did not want to discuss with his wife. He told me that he had a persistent cough, was coughing up blood, and was losing weight rapidly. What did I think his health problem was likely to be?
10. After being on the other side of the continent for many years, I fly to the east coast and stop in to visit my 85 year old grandmother. I notice, of course, that she is much older than I remember her. And I also see that she is stooped and bent over, and seems much shorter than she was the last time I saw her. From what do I believe she is suffering?
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