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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Anesthesiology: The Technicians of Sleep.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What criticism does Konner make of the surgery that went on for three hours?
(a) It could have been finished much sooner.
(b) The procedure was merely cosmetic.
(c) The patient should not have been operated on.
(d) The surgeon made mistakes even he could recognize.

2. What had happened to the woman who was rolled into the ER?
(a) Drug overdose.
(b) Car accident.
(c) Pregnancy complications.
(d) Stabbing.

3. What does asepsis mean?
(a) Without infection.
(b) Treating infection.
(c) Preventing infection.
(d) With infection.

4. What does Konner say the younger students do not have, which older students do?
(a) Technical expertise.
(b) Intuition.
(c) Political connections.
(d) Fear.

5. How did Dr. Feldstein make an impression on Konner?
(a) By describing successes with radical procedures.
(b) By his patience and insight.
(c) By his calm under pressure.
(d) By presenting a contrasting range of patients.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what did John Williams set records?

2. What had Konner been before starting med school?

3. How does Konner characterize the anesthesiologist?

4. How does Konner characterize surgeons?

5. How did Freddy Robertson handle the woman's purple finger?

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