Fun Facts
Who is Susannah's friend from The Post?
Angela
Name Susannah's boyfriend
Stephen
Who is the new doctor introduced?
*** Dr. Souhel Najjar is the new doctor
What did Dr. Najjar have Susannah draw?
***Dr. Najjar has Susannah draw a clock?
What does Susannah lose at her MRI scan?
Her lucky ring.
What does Susannah do in Ch. 2 that she soon regrets?
She snoops through his things in his room and finds a picture (and old love letters) of an ex-girlfriend.
What is the name or acronym for the treatment that Dr. Najjar immediately suggests for Susannah?
IVIG (Intravenous immunoglobulin)
What happens when Susannah draws the clock? Explain the drawing.
*** Susannah draws the clock with the numbers 1-12 squished together on the right hand side of the clock.
What is the name of the anti-seizure medication that Dr. Bailey prescribes Susannah?
Keppra
How many siblings does Susannah have + names?
One younger brother named James.
In Ch. 24, Susannah experiences catatonia. What is catatonia? (Direct quote/phrase)
Catatonia comes from the "misfiring of neurons". It increases "muscular rigidity" because the link between patients awareness of the body and their movement/comfort is severed.
Bedside manner is the way in which a doctor treats people who are sick. How does Susannah describe Dr. Najjar's bedside manner? (Direct Quote)
Dr. Najjar's bedside manner is very "personal, heartfelt. He has intense sympathy for the weak and powerless."
Name the movie that Susannah and her dad go see.
The Wrestler
What are the names of Susannah's parents significant others?
Giselle and Allen
A nurse made a comment to Stephen about Susannah. What was the question that she asked him?
Has she always been so slow?
"Meanwhile, a comment that the nurse had made the night before was haunting Stephen... While examining me, she offhandedly said, 'Has she always been so slow?'"
In Ch. 25, the spinal tap results came back and Dr. Russo labeled the results as...? (Name the diagnosis term)
"Encephalitis of an unknown origin... colloquially meant bad brain, or inflammation of the brain due to a host of causes."
Name the singer that Susannah and Stephen enjoy listening to. (They also see this artist in concert).
Ryan Adams
What does Susannah's dad bring her to the hospital everyday? (Direct quote/phrase)
"Homemade gourmet foods" (i.e. rhubarb pie)
What is the mnemonic that doctors use to diagnose catatonia?
WIRED N' MIRED (p. 119)
Which hemisphere of Susannah's brain is suffering from inflammation?
*** The right hemisphere of her brain is compromised. "But in a broken brain, where one hemisphere isn't working properly and the flow of information is obstructed."