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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Obstetrics: The Anatomical Volcano.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Konner say is the typical method of childbirth in the U.S.?
(a) Full-conscious with pain drugs.
(b) Heavily sedated.
(c) C-section.
(d) Fully-conscious, without drugs.

2. What did the article Konner find in his last week of surgery argue?
(a) Malpractice insurance was raising the cost of everyone's care.
(b) America's standard of care was lower than most industrial nations'.
(c) Science came before patients in medical schools.
(d) Pharmaceutical companies were paying doctors to perform unsafe procedures.

3. What had Dr. Suskauer been before becoming the head of obstetrics?
(a) A writer.
(b) A teacher.
(c) An accountant.
(d) An engineer.

4. What does Konner say he tried to hide from the woman on whom he had to perform a neurological exam?
(a) He thought she has severe problems.
(b) He had never performed this exam before.
(c) He was attracted to her.
(d) He was sick himself.

5. How does Konner characterize his work with Dr. Haley?
(a) He felt like a fraud.
(b) He felt like a beginner.
(c) He felt like he didn't know anything.
(d) He felt like a doctor of equal stature.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was patient Petey's diagnosis?

2. What is 'dura mater'?

3. How does Konner characterize Dr. Brennan's medical skills?

4. What difficulty did patient Edwards have as a result of surgery?

5. What criticism does Konner make of the surgery that went on for three hours?

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