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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Neurosurgery and Neurology: Lesions of the Soul.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kinds of experiences prevent medical students from looking forward to initial encounters with patients?
(a) Phobias.
(b) Severe illnesses.
(c) Car accidents.
(d) Prior experience as a nurse or volunteer.

3. How did Freddy Robertson handle the woman's purple finger?
(a) By amputating it.
(b) By lancing it and draining the blood.
(c) By sawing off her ring.
(d) By compressing the finger.

4. What was Konner's Uncle Bobby's role in Konner's life?
(a) Antagonist.
(b) Nemesis.
(c) Inspiration.
(d) Hero.

5. What distinguished Peter Byron's patient care?
(a) He was gentle and non-disruptive.
(b) He was incompetent and his heavy drinking obscured his medicine.
(c) He went out of his way to take care of his patients and their families.
(d) He was brusque and aloof.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do first-year medical students' clinical experiences take place?

2. What did Konner think was unrealistic about the doctor he saw on TV?

3. How long is a rotation?

4. What does asepsis mean?

5. When was 'Becoming a Doctor' published?

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