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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 siblings does Goodman have?

2. How old was the patient who needed a central line?

3. How many salespeople attended the surgeons convention?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What one study did Gawande find that linked increased traffic accidents to Friday the thirteenth?

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

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

4. Why aren't compassion and technology necessarily incompatible?

5. What is the problem of what might be called everyday bad doctors?

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

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

8. What was it like at Gawande's hospital when it was time for the annual surgeons convention?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the dilemma that is posed by the necessity for doctors to learn how to treat patients and the necessity for good patient care. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the pros and cons of automation in medicine and why some doctors believe medicine cannot be automated. Use examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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

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