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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 behavior of John Williams' embarrassed Konner?
(a) He callously described a patient's discomfort to a group of interns.
(b) He walked away from a patient's question.
(c) He told a patient abruptly that they only had a few months to live.
(d) He was known to have affairs with the staff.

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

3. Who took over the anesthesiology after Dr. Ramirez was finished bagging and intubating a patient?
(a) A nurse.
(b) The surgeon.
(c) The patient's mother.
(d) A nurse-anesthesiologist.

4. What restrictions did Konner have to observe after scrubbing in?
(a) He could not leave the surgery ward.
(b) He could not touch anything.
(c) He could not discuss other cases.
(d) He could not talk to anyone.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did walk-rounds begin in the Emergency Ward?

2. What did patient Francis Giannetti discover when he came into the hospital with leg cramps from jogging?

3. How does Konner characterize Freddy Robertson?

4. What did Dr. Brennan take from Gerald Edwards' body during surgery?

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

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