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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Medicine II: Deathwatches.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Konner's first autopsy?
(a) A housewife.
(b) A mathematician.
(c) A professor.
(d) A doctor.

2. Why did pediatrics appeal to Konner?
(a) Children had an easier time regaining their health after illness.
(b) It gave him more room to be aloof and scientific in his observations.
(c) It let him laugh more.
(d) It resembled his research on African children.

3. What was the treatment Dr. Brass recommended for the Pickwickian syndrome case?
(a) An anti-cancer drug.
(b) Talk therapy.
(c) Surgery.
(d) Antipsychotic drugs.

4. What did patient Francis Giannetti discover when he came into the hospital with leg cramps from jogging?
(a) Brain cancer.
(b) Thyroid issues.
(c) Heart disease.
(d) Alzheimers.

5. What was Konner convinced of, after Mike's mistake?
(a) Marty Wentworth practiced bad medicine.
(b) Surgery is a dangerous business.
(c) Mike Colucci was never going to be a surgeon.
(d) He was not surgeon material himself.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Konner characterize surgeons?

3. Who did students meet with during initial basic clinical skills class?

4. How does Konner characterize Dr. Ringler?

5. What is the key cause of "R.P.T.A." (Rapidly Progressive Testicular Atrophy)?

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