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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. How many minutes without oxygen could lead to brain damage and perhaps death?
(a) 4 minutes.
(b) 6 minutes.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 3 minutes.

2. How old was the former orthopedic surgeon that Gawande writes about in "When Good Doctors Go Bad"?
(a) 62.
(b) 51.
(c) 48.
(d) 56.

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

4. At any given time, approximately what percent of practicing physicians are unfit to see patients?
(a) 3-5 percent.
(b) 5-6 percent.
(c) 1-2 percent.
(d) 7-8 percent.

5. How old was the woman that Gawande saw in the emergency room his first day as a surgical resident?
(a) About 40.
(b) Late 20s.
(c) Early 30s.
(d) Mid 30s.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years of training did Gawande require to be a general surgeon?

2. What surgery did Gawande assist with for a seventy-five-year-old woman?

3. What was wrong with the woman who Gawande saw in the emergency room on his first day as a surgical resident?

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

5. During what year of his training does Gawande have a chance to attend a surgeons convention?

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