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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 was wrong with Lee Tran?
(a) A tumor.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) The flu.
(d) Bronchitis.

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

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

4. How long is the apprenticeship at Shouldice Hospital?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 2 years.

5. What was wrong with the woman who Gawande saw in the emergency room on his first day as a surgical resident?
(a) Had a fractured finger.
(b) Had a 3-inch screw in her foot.
(c) Had a fractured ankle.
(d) Had a piece of wire in her hand.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do patients leave the operating room at Shouldice after having surgery?

3. How many central lines did Gawande try before succeeding on his own?

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

5. How old was the patient who needed a central line?

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