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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 Lee Tran?
(a) A tumor.
(b) The flu.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Bronchitis.

2. Who examined a stack of electrocardiograms to test his diagnostic skills against the computer?
(a) Andrew Weaver.
(b) John Brighton.
(c) Henrich Wagner.
(d) Hans Ohlin.

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

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

5. Who first proposed that a computer could read an EKG better than a human could?
(a) David Angston.
(b) Michael Bartholomew.
(c) William Baxt.
(d) Lars Edenbrandt.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many central lines did Gawande try before succeeding on his own?

2. How long did it take a man to examine a stack of electrocardiograms to test his diagnostic skills against a computer?

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

4. How long after Bryce Shouldice left medical school did he begin performing hernia operations at Shouldice?

5. Who introduced the term "health-care focused factory"?

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