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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does Konner characterize Dr. Brass?
(a) Compassionate.
(b) Enigmatic.
(c) Brilliant.
(d) Vulgar.
2. Who gave the order to have Geraldine intubated?
(a) The hospital lawyers.
(b) The nursing home physician.
(c) The EMTs.
(d) The ER physician.
3. What were surgeons going to correct in patient Laura's laparotomy?
(a) Complications in her pregnancy.
(b) Tumors on her ovaries.
(c) Cysts in her uterus.
(d) Adhesions on her fallopian tubes.
4. What does Konner say is the typical method of childbirth in the U.S.?
(a) Fully-conscious, without drugs.
(b) C-section.
(c) Heavily sedated.
(d) Full-conscious with pain drugs.
5. What comment about Charlotte was red-penciled off her chart?
(a) She is friendly and cooperative.
(b) She appreciated kind attention.
(c) She cannot tolerate her own image.
(d) She is willing to work to improve her condition.
6. What is the fourth year of med school designed to do?
(a) Give medical students responsibility for patient care.
(b) Give medical students a break before they are responsible for patients.
(c) Develop skills without direct responsibility.
(d) Allow students to broaden their experience before seeing patients of their own.
7. What does Konner say African men did when their wives were in labor?
(a) Leave the village until they were done.
(b) Put animals in their robes as if they had given birth to them.
(c) Hold their wives' hands and encourage them through the pain.
(d) Induce constipation.
8. What caused RPTA for Konner?
(a) He misdiagnosed a patient's neurological disorder.
(b) He belittled another medical student in front of a patient.
(c) No one asked about his absence or the award.
(d) Dr. Brass humiliated him in front of other medical students.
9. What was the treatment Dr. Brass recommended for the Pickwickian syndrome case?
(a) Talk therapy.
(b) An anti-cancer drug.
(c) Surgery.
(d) Antipsychotic drugs.
10. How was Konner involved in the birth of Barbara and Stan's second child?
(a) He performed the delivery.
(b) He introduced them to each other.
(c) He was on call throughout the home birth.
(d) He recommended the nurse-midwives.
11. What part of child birth didn't Konner like?
(a) The fathers' sympathetic sufferings.
(b) The doctors' arrogance.
(c) The women's pain.
(d) The sterile hospital environment.
12. What was the patient outcome of the treatment Dr. Brass recommended?
(a) The Pickwickian syndrome resolved.
(b) Additional surgery.
(c) Arm damage.
(d) Death.
13. What was Harrison's specialty?
(a) Heart disease.
(b) Eye surgery.
(c) Gastrointestinal tumors.
(d) Nervous disorders.
14. How many deliveries did Konner perform in his last rotation?
(a) 26.
(b) 48.
(c) 12.
(d) 31.
15. What did Konner suffer from on his trip to Galen the day after his ob/gyn rotation?
(a) A cold.
(b) Back pains.
(c) Chest pains.
(d) Gastric distress.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the topic of the article titled 'Med School, Heal Thyself'?
2. How does Konner characterize Johann Ringler?
3. How does Konner characterize Lily Corwin?
4. How does Konner characterize the American medical industry?
5. What condition gave Konner cause for concern in his friend's pregnancy?
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