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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 was wrong with Lee Tran?

2. What type of a necklace did New York Mets' pitcher Turk Wendell always wear?

3. Who examined a stack of electrocardiograms to test his diagnostic skills against the computer?

4. How many times had the surgeons conference been held?

5. How much do hernia operations cost at Shouldice Hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Shouldice Hospital designed for hernia patients?

2. Are doctors usually superstitious?

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

4. What is the Texas-sharpshooter fallacy?

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

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

7. Why did Rowland Scott Quinlan have to give up his firm to his partners?

8. What type of complications had occurred from residents putting in a central line?

9. Why is there often no mechanical explanation for severe back pain?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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