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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For how many years have there been workplace programs to focus on the proper way to lift among other things?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 60 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 45 years.

2. What percent of Americans does a 1995 poll show believe that the moon alters individual behavior?
(a) 43 percent.
(b) 38 percent.
(c) 16 percent.
(d) 57 percent.

3. Who first proposed that a computer could read an EKG better than a human could?
(a) David Angston.
(b) William Baxt.
(c) Lars Edenbrandt.
(d) Michael Bartholomew.

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

5. What is the second most common reason why employees miss work?
(a) Flu.
(b) Chronic back pain.
(c) Cold.
(d) Migraines.

6. When installing a central line, how long is the wire that is inserted into the vein toward the vena cava ?
(a) 2 feet long.
(b) 15 inches long.
(c) 3 feet long.
(d) 12 inches long.

7. Who was the staff surgeon in charge of the procedure on a teenage knifing victim?
(a) Malcom Wiggins.
(b) Michael Ball.
(c) Matt Provin.
(d) Mitchell Davidson.

8. What did Tommy Lasorda always eat before a game when he managed the Los Angeles Dodgers?
(a) Macaroni and cheese.
(b) Prime rib.
(c) Quiche.
(d) Linguine.

9. How many central lines did Gawande try before succeeding on his own?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

10. How old was Rowland Scott Quinlan when he began having problems?
(a) 58.
(b) 56.
(c) 62.
(d) 45.

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

12. How many companies were registered in attendance at the surgeons convention?
(a) About 900 companies.
(b) About 1700 companies.
(c) Around 300 companies.
(d) Some 1200 companies.

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

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

15. How much do hernia operations cost at Shouldice Hospital?
(a) About one-third of what they cost elsewhere.
(b) About one-fourth of what they cost elsewhere.
(c) Half what they cost elsewhere.
(d) About twice what they cost elsewhere.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the former orthopedic surgeon that Gawande writes about in "When Good Doctors Go Bad"?

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

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

4. What type of surgery had the patient who needed a central line had a week earlier?

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

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