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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 much did a robotic surgery device cost that Gawande's department purchased?
(a) $550,000.
(b) $980,000.
(c) $1,000,000.
(d) $750,000.

2. When does the American College of Surgeons convention take place?
(a) April.
(b) Mid-October.
(c) July.
(d) September.

3. What time of day was it when Gawande had to leave the procedure on a teenage knifing victim?
(a) 2 a.m.
(b) 10 p.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) Noon.

4. At what hotel was Gawande staying for the surgeon's convention?
(a) Hyatt Regency.
(b) Embassy Suites.
(c) Best Western.
(d) Doubletree.

5. What violation finally got Goodman in trouble?
(a) Too many lawsuits.
(b) Complaints from other surgeons.
(c) Complaints from patients.
(d) Not attending the M&M conferences.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percent of patients with heart attacks who are seen in emergency rooms are mistakenly discharged?

2. How many companies were registered in attendance at the surgeons convention?

3. When installing a central line, how long is the wire that is inserted into the vein toward the vena cava ?

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

5. How late were clinical sessions lined up until at the surgeons convention?

(see the answer key)

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