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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was patient Petey's diagnosis?
(a) Aspergers syndrome.
(b) Schizophrenia.
(c) Down syndrome.
(d) ADHD.

3. What was Konner's experience in Africa?
(a) As an anthropologist.
(b) As a soldier.
(c) As a nurse.
(d) As a pilot.

4. How does Konner characterize Freddy Robertson?
(a) Amenable.
(b) Arrogant.
(c) Compassionate.
(d) Competent.

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

6. How long does Konner say it took for the motorcycle accident victim to recover enough to be transferred to O.R.?
(a) Fifteen seconds.
(b) Fifteen minutes.
(c) Fifty minutes.
(d) Fifteen hours.

7. What procedure did Konner participate in with David Milano?
(a) Removing surgical stitches.
(b) Exploratory surgery.
(c) Herniography.
(d) Heart surgery.

8. Who confirmed the nurse-anesthesiologist's concern that a patient not be released immediately after surgery?
(a) The Emergency Ward chief.
(b) The surgeon.
(c) The chief of Anesthesiology.
(d) Konner.

9. What had Konner been before starting med school?
(a) A Harvard University professor.
(b) An engineer.
(c) A sailor.
(d) A writer.

10. What did the surgeon order Konner to get rid of because it would be useless?
(a) A leather medical bag.
(b) A stethoscope.
(c) A fountain pen.
(d) A cigarette.

11. How did Marty Wentworth and Dr. Carter embarrass themselves in front of their colleagues?
(a) By refusing to consult with experts about a patient's case.
(b) By being caught harassing a nurse.
(c) By taking inflexible opinions in an argument.
(d) By making the wrong diagnosis of a patient's symptoms.

12. What had Petey begun to do at age seventeen?
(a) Use street drugs.
(b) Regress to childhood.
(c) Attempt suicide.
(d) Assault people.

13. What is 'bagging' a patient?
(a) Breathing for them with a rubber bag.
(b) Giving a bag to a nauseous patient.
(c) Covering a patient's head so they cannot see surgery.
(d) Putting a deceased patient in a body bag.

14. How long a break does Konner get at Christmas?
(a) One day.
(b) A week.
(c) Three days.
(d) Two weeks.

15. What was the surgeons response when Dr. Ramirez asked Konner to intubate?
(a) He did it himself.
(b) He criticized Ramirez' technique.
(c) He showed Konner how to do it.
(d) He wanted Ramirez to intubate.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what did John Williams set records?

2. When was 'Becoming a Doctor' published?

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

4. What crude behavior does Konner describe from a resident physician?

5. What does Konner say patients almost always want doctors to do?

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