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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I - When Good Doctors Go Bad.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What surgery did Gawande assist with for a seventy-five-year-old woman?
(a) Surgery to remove an appendix.
(b) Surgery to put a screw in a broken leg.
(c) Surgery to remove colon cancer.
(d) Surgery to remove pancreatic cancer.

2. On an EKG, what is the downstroke at the start of a heart beat called?
(a) Q wave.
(b) T wave.
(c) R wave.
(d) S wave.

3. What year were the articles by Joseph Lister that were for sale?
(a) 1874.
(b) 1867.
(c) 1912.
(d) 1881.

4. During what year of his training does Gawande have a chance to attend a surgeons convention?
(a) 7th year.
(b) 6th year.
(c) 8th year.
(d) 5th year.

5. Who was the staff surgeon in charge of the procedure on a teenage knifing victim?
(a) Malcom Wiggins.
(b) Michael Ball.
(c) Matt Provin.
(d) Mitchell Davidson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How heavy was the woman that Gawande had to attend to on a crisp winter Friday?

2. What was wrong with Lee Tran?

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

4. What was the oxygen saturation of woman who Gawande treats at the beginning of "When Doctors Make Mistakes"?

5. What was the woman's alcohol level that Gawande had to attend to on a crisp winter Friday?

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