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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. What did Quinlan hurt when he fell off a plank at a construction site?

2. How many minutes without oxygen could lead to brain damage and perhaps death?

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

4. When is the M&M at Gawande's hospital?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Gawande watch during the afternoon of his first day at the surgeons convention?

2. Why was Gawande concerned about the patient who had been shot in the buttock?

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

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

5. What is a Terribly Quiet Chat and how effective can one be?

6. Why was there no reason to operate on Quinlan's back?

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

8. Are doctors usually superstitious?

9. What was the shift like that Gawande worked on Friday the thirteenth?

10. Why do many experts believe that the M&M is a shabby approach to analyzing error and improving performance in medicine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the three theories of pain discussed in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the mysteries and unknowns of medicine and the struggles of what to do with them. Use examples from the book.

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