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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I - The Computer and the Hernia Factor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was wrong with the woman who Gawande saw in the emergency room on his first day as a surgical resident?
(a) Had a fractured finger.
(b) Had a piece of wire in her hand.
(c) Had a fractured ankle.
(d) Had a 3-inch screw in her foot.

2. How many years of training did Gawande require to be a general surgeon?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

3. What was wrong with Lee Tran?
(a) A tumor.
(b) The flu.
(c) Bronchitis.
(d) Pneumonia.

4. When did a man examine a stack of electrocardiograms to test his diagnostic skills against a computer?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1996.
(c) 1992.
(d) 1994.

5. When was it first suggested that a computer could read an EKG better than a human could?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1987.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the woman that Gawande saw in the emergency room his first day as a surgical resident?

2. How old was the patient Gawande saw while on trauma duty who had been shot in the buttock?

3. What type of surgery had the patient who needed a central line had a week earlier?

4. How much might it cost in most hospitals to repair a hernia?

5. Who examined a stack of electrocardiograms to test his diagnostic skills against the computer?

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