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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 Turk Wendell insist that his salary be for the 1999 season?

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

3. What was the woman's alcohol level that Gawande had to attend to on a crisp winter Friday?

4. What type of surgery had the patient who needed a central line had a week earlier?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the technical exhibit hall.

3. What is the secret of Shouldice Hospital's success with hernia repairs?

4. Where can doctors candidly discuss medical mistakes?

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

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

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

8. How is Shouldice Hospital designed for hernia patients?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the traits that make a good surgeon and why those traits are so important.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Explain the two meanings of the title Complications. Use examples from the book.

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