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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Full Moon Friday the Thirteenth.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. When is the M&M at Gawande's hospital?
(a) Tuesdays at 5 p.m.
(b) Wednesdays at 2:00 p.m.
(c) Mondays at 10 a.m.
(d) Thursdays at 4 p.m.

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

5. How many siblings does Goodman have?
(a) 2.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many hospital patients suffered complications from treatment that prolonged their hospital stay or resulted in disability or death according to a Harvard Medical Practice Study in 1991?

2. What would Wade Boggs, the Boton Red Sox's former star third baseman, always eat before a game?

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

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

5. For luck, what did Michael Jordon always wear under his Chicago Bulls uniform?

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