Becoming a Doctor: A Journey of Initiation in Medical School Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Melvin Konner
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Becoming a Doctor: A Journey of Initiation in Medical School Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the diagnosis for patient Edie?
(a) Early-onset Alzheimers.
(b) Brain cancer.
(c) Manic-depression.
(d) Traumatic brain injury.

3. What did patient Edwards regain after surgery?
(a) His memory.
(b) His sense of humor.
(c) His coordination.
(d) His identity.

4. When did walk-rounds begin in the Emergency Ward?
(a) 4 a.m.
(b) 6:30 a.m.
(c) 8:00 p.m.
(d) Twelve noon.

5. How many medical students was Konner grouped with for his rotation in psychiatry?
(a) Six.
(b) Fifteen.
(c) Nine.
(d) Twelve.

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

7. What is the branch of psychiatric medicine that complements Freud's psychoanalysis?
(a) Isolation.
(b) Shock treatment.
(c) Surgical treatment.
(d) Drug treatment.

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

9. What is the prognosis for the patients Konner sees under Dr. Burdick?
(a) They will not return to normal lives.
(b) They will likely spend the rest of their lives in and out of hospitals.
(c) They can be released after a talking cure identifies and cures their neurosis.
(d) They may improve and be discharged with drugs.

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

11. How does Konner say he reacts to this split between methodologies?
(a) He sides with Freud.
(b) He feels conflicted.
(c) He sides with the psychopharmacologists.
(d) He prefers an altogether different approach.

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

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

14. What luxury did Konner's relationship with Dr. Haley allow him?
(a) He could make more money.
(b) He could take more time off.
(c) He could rely on Dr. Haley when he was uncertain.
(d) He could diagnose patients by himself.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What procedure did Konner participate in with David Milano?

3. Where was Melvin Konner a medical student?

4. What was the nature of the first operation in which Konner participated?

5. What did Konner find for the street person who came in with a minor injury?

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