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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 was the treatment Dr. Brass recommended for the Pickwickian syndrome case?

2. How did Dr. Harrison rate Konner's performance?

3. How does Konner characterize the American medical industry?

4. Why was Konner's condition ironic?

5. What condition does Konner's Uncle Dave suffer?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Konner characterize Dr. Sally Brass?

2. What made John Brandt one of Konner's heroes?

3. What does Konner say made his rounds poignant under Dr. Downing?

4. What condition did Konner suffer after his obstetrics rotation, and how did it make him view his experience at the hospital?

5. Describe Konner's conversation with the friend who wanted to apply to med school.

6. What controversy surrounded patient Geraldine's death?

7. Describe Konner's last elective rotation.

8. How did Konner spend non-surgical afternoons in gynecology?

9. How does Konner characterize pathology and its place in the spectrum of medical services?

10. Who was Konner's first patient in gynecology?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe a case in which Konner or someone else broke the hospital rules in a treatment or patient contact. What risks were associated with breaking rules, and what mechanism was there to guarantee that rules were followed? What makes it acceptable to break the rules, or depart from standard protocols of care? What do you think Konner would say is lost if doctors are not allowed to do this?

Essay Topic 2

Konner's book was published in 1987, before a lot of 'gene therapies' were explored and developed. How do you think Konner would respond to the new science of genetics, which tries to explain human behavior through genetic analysis?

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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