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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How heavy was the woman that Gawande had to attend to on a crisp winter Friday?
(a) About 130 pounds.
(b) More than 200 pounds.
(c) About 175 pounds.
(d) About 300 pounds.

2. When was the case of the badly infected knee that Goodman mishandled?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1994.
(d) 1995.

3. How many times had the surgeons conference been held?
(a) 93 times.
(b) 86 times.
(c) 79 times.
(d) 108 times.

4. What was Quinlan's occupation?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Construction supervisor.
(c) Architect.
(d) Construction worker.

5. What worked at first to ease Quinlan's pain?
(a) Vicodin.
(b) OxyContin.
(c) Demerol.
(d) Epidural injections.

6. How many electrocardiograms did a man examine to test his diagnostic skills against a computer?
(a) 2,240.
(b) 1,775.
(c) 675.
(d) 3,215.

7. What year were the articles by Joseph Lister that were for sale?
(a) 1867.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1874.
(d) 1881.

8. When did Quinlan fall off a plank at a construction site?
(a) 1988.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1991.

9. On an EKG, what is the downstroke at the start of a heart beat called?
(a) T wave.
(b) Q wave.
(c) S wave.
(d) R wave.

10. What color of blood indicates that the central line is inserted properly?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Rusty brown.
(d) Maroon.

11. Who introduced the term "health-care focused factory"?
(a) Ramona Wyatt.
(b) Rochelle Meslinger.
(c) Regina Herzlinger.
(d) Rachel Erlinger.

12. How much do hernia operations cost at Shouldice Hospital?
(a) About one-third of what they cost elsewhere.
(b) Half what they cost elsewhere.
(c) About twice what they cost elsewhere.
(d) About one-fourth of what they cost elsewhere.

13. How much might it cost in most hospitals to repair a hernia?
(a) Upward of $8,000.
(b) Around $3,000.
(c) Upward of $4,000.
(d) Around $5,500.

14. Where was the surgeon's conference held that Gawande attended?
(a) Las Vegas.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Kansas City.
(d) New York City.

15. When was it first suggested that a computer could read an EKG better than a human could?
(a) 1987.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1990.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jack Nicklaus always have to have in his pocket when he played golf?

2. Who originated the explanation of pain that has dominated much of medical history?

3. What did Quinlan hurt when he fell off a plank at a construction site?

4. Where did Gawande grow up?

5. At what hotel was Gawande staying for the surgeon's convention?

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