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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 making the wrong diagnosis of a patient's symptoms.
(c) By taking inflexible opinions in an argument.
(d) By being caught harassing a nurse.

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

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

5. What does Konner say is typical of brain disease?
(a) Identity loss.
(b) Aggression.
(c) Suicidal thoughts.
(d) Depression.

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

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

8. What did interns do after rounds?
(a) Start to study.
(b) Write up the rounds.
(c) Wait for patients to come in.
(d) Begin assignments.

9. What did the article Konner find in his last week of surgery argue?
(a) Malpractice insurance was raising the cost of everyone's care.
(b) America's standard of care was lower than most industrial nations'.
(c) Pharmaceutical companies were paying doctors to perform unsafe procedures.
(d) Science came before patients in medical schools.

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

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

12. How does Konner characterize surgeons' personalities?
(a) Abrasive.
(b) Timid.
(c) Patient.
(d) Compassionate.

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

14. How does Konner compare to the other students in his cohort?
(a) He is older.
(b) He is the only man.
(c) He is the least prepared.
(d) He is younger.

15. How often were walk-rounds performed in the psychiatric ward?
(a) Three times a week.
(b) Twice a day.
(c) Once a week.
(d) Daily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of treatment was Katherine Ballard most interested in administering?

2. Who confirmed the nurse-anesthesiologist's concern that a patient not be released immediately after surgery?

3. What does asepsis mean?

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

5. Why did Konner's procedure with the woman with gonorrhea take five times longer than the procedure should have taken?

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