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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many patients a day did Goodman's physician's assistant say the man would see and not spend more than five minutes with them?

2. Who is the doctor who was convicted of murdering fifteen patients with lethal doses of narcotics?

3. When did Quinlan fall off a plank at a construction site?

4. How many pages were in the book that listed the schedule of programs at the surgeons convention?

5. For over a decade, how many hours did Goodman work a week?

Short Essay Questions

1. Are doctors usually superstitious?

2. Why did Gawande recommend removing the appendix of a thirty-nine-year-old woman who did not fit the pattern for appendicitis?

3. What is the newest theory of pain proposed by Melzack after abandoning the Gate-Control Theory?

4. What was the first program that Gawande attended at the surgeons convention?

5. What is an EKG?

6. What is the most important criteria for becoming a surgeon?

7. What is the Texas-sharpshooter fallacy?

8. What is the physician's dodge and why is it necessary?

9. Why does it take so long before colleagues take effective action against a bad doctor?

10. What did Gawande have in his pockets during his first weeks of surgical training?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the physician's dodge and why Gawande believes that it is a necessary part of medical training.

Essay Topic 2

Using examples from the book, argue whether child abuse can or cannot be proven using scientific methods.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how and why autopsy can be used as a tool in medicine.

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