1. MIKE WAS RUNNING A MARATHON IN LOS ANGELES IN
OCTOBER. HALFWAY THROUGH THE COURSE, HIS PULSE QUICKENED, HIS BREATHING BECAME NOISY, AND HE
STOPPED SWEATING. WHAT CONDITION WAS AFFLICTING MIKE?
2. ONE LATE SEPTEMBER AFTERNOON, JOHN WENT SAILING
OFF NEW YORK'S LONG ISLAND. AT SUNSET, AS HE TURNED THE BOAT TOWARD SHORE, A STRONG GUST OF WIND
THREW HIM INTO THE WATER AND AWAY FROM HIS BOAT. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME IN THE WATER, HE BECAME
CONFUSED, ANXIOUS, AND FATIGUED. WHAT WAS JOHN SUFFERING FROM?
3. CHRIS WAS IN ARMY BASIC TRAINING IN GEORGIA
IN EARLY NOVEMBER. ABOUT ONE-THIRD OF THE WAY INTO A FIVE-MILE MARCH, HE DEVELOPED A HEADACHE
AND BODY ACHES. CHRIS BECAME CONFUSED AND WAS UNABLE TO FOLLOW THE COURSE. WHAT MEDICAL
CONDITION WAS AFFECTING HIM?
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