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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. What is the second most common reason why employees miss work?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 1, how many weeks had Gawande been in training?

3. How long do hernia operations take at Shouldice Hospital?

4. What was Quinlan's occupation?

5. What percentage of workers' compensation payments are paid to sufferers of back pain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the secret of Shouldice Hospital's success with hernia repairs?

2. What is the Texas-sharpshooter fallacy?

3. Why is there often no mechanical explanation for severe back pain?

4. Describe the Swedish study designed to see whether a computer could more accurately read an EKG than could a human.

5. What did Gawande have in his pockets during his first weeks of surgical training?

6. What did Gawande watch during the afternoon of his first day at the surgeons convention?

7. How is Shouldice Hospital designed for hernia patients?

8. What is the physician's dodge and why is it necessary?

9. What is the newest theory of pain proposed by Melzack after abandoning the Gate-Control Theory?

10. Why did Rowland Scott Quinlan have to give up his firm to his partners?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the pros and cons of automation in medicine and why some doctors believe medicine cannot be automated. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast diagnosis of illness and evaluation of tests using machines and using humans. Use examples from Complications.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book, argue whether child abuse can or cannot be proven using scientific methods.

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