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

2. How old was the patient Gawande saw while on trauma duty who had been shot in the buttock?
(a) 35.
(b) 40.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

3. What were the occupations of Gawande's parents?
(a) Engineers.
(b) Orthodontists.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Lawyers.

4. How many operating rooms are at Shouldice Hospital?
(a) 5.
(b) 9.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

5. Who introduced the term "health-care focused factory"?
(a) Rochelle Meslinger.
(b) Rachel Erlinger.
(c) Ramona Wyatt.
(d) Regina Herzlinger.

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 many electrocardiograms did a man examine to test his diagnostic skills against a computer?

3. How much do hernia operations cost at Shouldice Hospital?

4. What color of blood indicates that the central line is inserted properly?

5. How much did a robotic surgery device cost that Gawande's department purchased?

(see the answer key)

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