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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Ward Surgery: Crossing the Boundary.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is a rotation?
(a) Six months.
(b) A semester.
(c) Two months.
(d) Six weeks.

2. What does Konner say patients almost always want doctors to do?
(a) Fix all their problems.
(b) Leave them in peace.
(c) Give them pills.
(d) Talk with them.

3. What does a retractor do?
(a) Applies pressure to a wound.
(b) Drains blood from a body cavity.
(c) Holds skin open.
(d) Stops bleeding.

4. How does Konner characterize the anesthesiologist?
(a) Weak and fussy.
(b) Aggressive and combative.
(c) Irritable and judgmental.
(d) Witty and detached.

5. What did Konner find for the street person who came in with a minor injury?
(a) A bottle of alcohol.
(b) A place to stay.
(c) A clean syringe.
(d) An empty bed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the surgeons response when Dr. Ramirez asked Konner to intubate?

2. How does Konner characterize his teachers in the basic clinical skills classes?

3. Why was Konner distressed by the first part of the National Medical Board Examinations?

4. Where was the woman on the stretcher sent after Konner and his colleagues saw her in ER?

5. What is the immigrant neurosurgeon's rule, when Konner makes rounds with him?

(see the answer key)

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