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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ward Surgery: Crossing the Boundary.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the immigrant neurosurgeon's rule, when Konner makes rounds with him?
(a) Read the chart first.
(b) Spend as little time as possible with the patient.
(c) Talk to the patient.
(d) Touch the patient.

2. For what did John Williams set records?
(a) Malpractice claims.
(b) Longest time without sleep.
(c) Cases handled.
(d) Monthly earnings.

3. Why did Konner's procedure with the woman with gonorrhea take five times longer than the procedure should have taken?
(a) He tried to heal her emotionally.
(b) He thought the woman's chart had been written up incorrectly.
(c) He was interested in the woman's story, and listened to her talk.
(d) He was confused by the woman's symptoms, and it took him longer to rule out certain complications.

4. What was the nature of the first operation in which Konner participated?
(a) Gall bladder surgery.
(b) Heart surgery.
(c) Skin surgery.
(d) Brain surgery.

5. What did Mike Colucci do by mistake?
(a) Cut the cystic artery.
(b) Made the incision in the wrong place.
(c) Failed to anesthetize the patient property.
(d) Removed the wrong organ.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Konner convinced of, after Mike's mistake?

2. What does asepsis mean?

3. For how long has Konner wanted to study medicine?

4. What does Konner say he tried to hide from the woman on whom he had to perform a neurological exam?

5. How does Konner characterize the anesthesiologist?

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