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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Case of the Red Leg.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the television station where Christine Drury was the overnight anchorwoman?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Indianapolis.
(c) Bloomington.
(d) Fort Wayne.

2. What was the average amount of time that a keyboard operator in Australia would lose from work due to disabling arm pain?
(a) 74 days.
(b) 64 days.
(c) 29 days.
(d) 53 days.

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

4. How many cases of cellulitis occur in the entire United States each year?
(a) About 2 million.
(b) Over 3 million.
(c) About 750,000.
(d) About 550,000.

5. For how many years have doctors been performing autopsies?
(a) 2,700.
(b) 1,500.
(c) 600.
(d) 2,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the woman's alcohol level that Gawande had to attend to on a crisp winter Friday?

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

3. What was Quinlan's occupation?

4. How long had Caselli been married?

5. What percentage of workers' compensation payments are paid to sufferers of back pain?

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