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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I - The Computer and the Hernia Factor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was the woman that Gawande saw in the emergency room his first day as a surgical resident?
(a) Early 30s.
(b) Late 20s.
(c) About 40.
(d) Mid 30s.

2. When did a man examine a stack of electrocardiograms to test his diagnostic skills against a computer?
(a) 1992.
(b) 1994.
(c) 1990.
(d) 1996.

3. How much might it cost in most hospitals to repair a hernia?
(a) Around $5,500.
(b) Upward of $8,000.
(c) Upward of $4,000.
(d) Around $3,000.

4. How old was the patient who needed a central line?
(a) In his thirties.
(b) In his sixties.
(c) In his forties.
(d) Fiftyish.

5. What percent of patients with heart attacks who are seen in emergency rooms are mistakenly discharged?
(a) About 25 percent.
(b) Between 2 and 8 percent.
(c) Between 1 and 5 percent.
(d) About 10 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surgery did Gawande assist with for a seventy-five-year-old woman?

2. What was wrong with the woman who Gawande saw in the emergency room on his first day as a surgical resident?

3. How long did it take a man to examine a stack of electrocardiograms to test his diagnostic skills against a computer?

4. How long after Bryce Shouldice left medical school did he begin performing hernia operations at Shouldice?

5. When installing a central line, how long is the wire that is inserted into the vein toward the vena cava ?

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