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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I - When Good Doctors Go Bad.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What violation finally got Goodman in trouble?
(a) Complaints from patients.
(b) Too many lawsuits.
(c) Not attending the M&M conferences.
(d) Complaints from other surgeons.

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

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

4. How many electrocardiograms did a man examine to test his diagnostic skills against a computer?
(a) 1,775.
(b) 675.
(c) 2,240.
(d) 3,215.

5. What was the oxygen saturation of woman who Gawande treats at the beginning of "When Doctors Make Mistakes"?
(a) 98 percent.
(b) 90 percent.
(c) 88 percent.
(d) 50 percent.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much do hernia operations cost at Shouldice Hospital?

2. When was the case of the badly infected knee that Goodman mishandled?

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

4. How many salespeople attended the surgeons convention?

5. During what year of his training does Gawande have a chance to attend a surgeons convention?

(see the answer key)

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