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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. What percentage of workers' compensation payments are paid to sufferers of back pain?

3. How old was the woman that Gawande saw in the emergency room his first day as a surgical resident?

4. When does the American College of Surgeons convention take place?

5. How was the woman injured that Gawande had to attend to on a crisp winter Friday?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was Hank Goodman's reputation before he lost his license?

3. Why did Gawande have to leave a teenage knifing victim and go tend to another emergency?

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

5. What is an EKG?

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

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

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

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

10. What are some problems with malpractice suits as a remedy for preventing harm to patients?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from Complications, argue whether the belief in superstitions is anecdotal or scientific.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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