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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. What were the occupations of Gawande's parents?
(a) Lawyers.
(b) Orthodontists.
(c) Doctors.
(d) Engineers.

2. Who introduced the term "health-care focused factory"?
(a) Rochelle Meslinger.
(b) Rachel Erlinger.
(c) Ramona Wyatt.
(d) Regina Herzlinger.

3. How much did a robotic surgery device cost that Gawande's department purchased?
(a) $980,000.
(b) $750,000.
(c) $1,000,000.
(d) $550,000.

4. Who first proposed that a computer could read an EKG better than a human could?
(a) William Baxt.
(b) David Angston.
(c) Michael Bartholomew.
(d) Lars Edenbrandt.

5. When was it first suggested that a computer could read an EKG better than a human could?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1991.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1984.

Short Answer Questions

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

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 is the apprenticeship at Shouldice Hospital?

4. What type of a local anesthetic did the chief resident use when she put in a central line?

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

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