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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Medicine III: Healing and Hope.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Konner say about Charlotte?
(a) She inspired him to write about his experiences.
(b) She dominated his last six weeks in his third year.
(c) She gave him a reason to continue practicing medicine.
(d) Her case convinced him to get out of medicine.

2. How did Freddy Robertson handle the woman's purple finger?
(a) By compressing the finger.
(b) By lancing it and draining the blood.
(c) By amputating it.
(d) By sawing off her ring.

3. What was the treatment Dr. Brass recommended for the Pickwickian syndrome case?
(a) Talk therapy.
(b) Surgery.
(c) Antipsychotic drugs.
(d) An anti-cancer drug.

4. What does Konner say Dr. Brass criticized him for?
(a) Explaining the doctors' decisions to a patient.
(b) Talking with a patient.
(c) Cleaning up after a patient.
(d) Making a patient more comfortable.

5. What does asepsis mean?
(a) Without infection.
(b) Treating infection.
(c) With infection.
(d) Preventing infection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Freddy Robertson's role in the procedures that were performed?

2. What did patient Francis Giannetti discover when he came into the hospital with leg cramps from jogging?

3. What was patient Laura a candidate for?

4. What happened to Barb's condition by the time Konner returned to his rotation?

5. How does Konner say Dr. Brass reacted to his work?

(see the answer key)

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