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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) 6 minutes.
(b) 3 minutes.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 4 minutes.

2. For over a decade, how many hours did Goodman work a week?
(a) 50-60.
(b) 70-80.
(c) 40-50.
(d) 80-100 hours.

3. What color of blood indicates that the central line is inserted properly?
(a) Maroon.
(b) Brown.
(c) Rusty brown.
(d) Red.

4. How was the woman injured that Gawande had to attend to on a crisp winter Friday?
(a) A fall at work.
(b) Auto accident.
(c) A domestic incident.
(d) A fall at home.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was the patient who needed a central line?

3. What violation finally got Goodman in trouble?

4. At what hotel was Gawande staying for the surgeon's convention?

5. When did a man examine a stack of electrocardiograms to test his diagnostic skills against a computer?

(see the answer key)

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