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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How many surgeons attended the American College of Surgeons convention?
(a) 7,648.
(b) 9,312.
(c) 8,914.
(d) 10,312.
2. How many might attend an M&M at Gawande's hospital?
(a) About 200 people.
(b) Almost 100 people.
(c) 55 people.
(d) 75 people.
3. How old was the former orthopedic surgeon that Gawande writes about in "When Good Doctors Go Bad"?
(a) 51.
(b) 62.
(c) 56.
(d) 48.
4. How do patients leave the operating room at Shouldice after having surgery?
(a) They are taken on a gurney.
(b) They walk out of the room.
(c) They leave in a wheelchair.
(d) They use a walker.
5. What worked at first to ease Quinlan's pain?
(a) Vicodin.
(b) Demerol.
(c) Epidural injections.
(d) OxyContin.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was the oxygen saturation of woman who Gawande treats at the beginning of "When Doctors Make Mistakes"?
2. When installing a central line, how long is the wire that is inserted into the vein toward the vena cava ?
3. Where was the surgeon's conference held that Gawande attended?
4. How much might it cost in most hospitals to repair a hernia?
5. When is the M&M at Gawande's hospital?
Short Essay Questions
1. How is Shouldice Hospital designed for hernia patients?
2. Describe the technical exhibit hall.
3. Where can doctors candidly discuss medical mistakes?
4. What was the first program that Gawande attended at the surgeons convention?
5. Why was there no reason to operate on Quinlan's back?
6. Describe the Swedish study designed to see whether a computer could more accurately read an EKG than could a human.
7. What did Gawande watch during the afternoon of his first day at the surgeons convention?
8. Are doctors usually superstitious?
9. Why was Gawande concerned about the patient who had been shot in the buttock?
10. What is the newest theory of pain proposed by Melzack after abandoning the Gate-Control Theory?
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