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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had happened to the woman who was rolled into the ER?

2. What does asepsis mean?

3. At what age did Konner begin his first rotation?

4. What did patient Edwards regain after surgery?

5. Where was the woman on the stretcher sent after Konner and his colleagues saw her in ER?

Short Essay Questions

1. What mistake was made during gall bladder surgery on an obese woman, and what conclusion did this lead Konner to make?

2. What lesson does Konner say he learned from John Williams?

3. How did Konner experience the medical world on his vacation?

4. What explanation does Konner give for why he wrote this book?

5. How does Konner characterize the anesthesiologist's job?

6. How does Konner say brain disease affects a person's personality?

7. What were Konner's reasons fro becoming a doctor?

8. What does Konner say he finds unrealistic in TV doctor dramas?

9. How does Konner characterize the split between theories of psychiatric medicine?

10. What is borderline syndrome?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the true lesson Konner learns during his residency? Is it a medical lesson, or a life lesson? A style of writing he acquired, or a set of

Essay Topic 2

What effect did medical training have on Konner as a man outside of medical training? How did his training affect his marriage and his family? What were his wife's views on his training? What are the advantages and disadvantages of keeping his personal life out of the book?

Essay Topic 3

What would a medical school, or medical industry run along Konner's ideas look like? Would it be profitable? Would it be better or worse than the industry he was indoctrinated into? Does Konner offer his critiques for the purpose of designing a better system?

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