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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Case of the Red Leg.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what convention center was the surgeon's conference held?
(a) Chicago Convention Center.
(b) Donald E. Stevens Convention Center.
(c) Chicagoland Conference Center.
(d) McCormick Place.

2. What did Jack Nicklaus always have to have in his pocket when he played golf?
(a) A $2 bill.
(b) A lucky dime.
(c) A rabbit's foot.
(d) 3 pennies.

3. Who wrote "The Silent World of Doctor and Patient"?
(a) Joseph Kauffman.
(b) Susan Whitman.
(c) Andrew Meisner.
(d) Jay Katz.

4. How many surgeons attended the American College of Surgeons convention?
(a) 8,914.
(b) 9,312.
(c) 10,312.
(d) 7,648.

5. How old was Drury when she got the job as overnight television anchorwoman?
(a) 31.
(b) 26.
(c) 28.
(d) 24.

Short Answer Questions

1. What violation finally got Goodman in trouble?

2. How old was the first patient for whom Gawande was expected to request an autopsy?

3. On an EKG, what is the downstroke at the start of a heart beat called?

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

5. When did Ronald Melzack and Patrick Wall propose that the pain model be replaced with what they called the Gate-Control Theory of Pain?

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