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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 surgery did Gawande assist with for a seventy-five-year-old woman?
(a) Surgery to remove an appendix.
(b) Surgery to remove colon cancer.
(c) Surgery to remove pancreatic cancer.
(d) Surgery to put a screw in a broken leg.

2. For over a decade, how many hours did Goodman work a week?
(a) 70-80.
(b) 40-50.
(c) 80-100 hours.
(d) 50-60.

3. How large was the fourth patient that Gawande had to insert a central line?
(a) Over 300 pounds.
(b) About 380 pounds.
(c) About 195 pounds.
(d) About 250 pounds.

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

5. How many salespeople attended the surgeons convention?
(a) 6,100.
(b) 3,500.
(c) 4,200.
(d) 5,300.

Short Answer Questions

1. What country bans surgeons from practicing on animals?

2. Who is the doctor who was convicted of murdering fifteen patients with lethal doses of narcotics?

3. How many times had the surgeons conference been held?

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

5. How many surgeons attended the American College of Surgeons convention?

(see the answer key)

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