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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many studies did Gawande find when doing a computer search to attempt to identify "circalunidian" cycles?
(a) 100.
(b) 75.
(c) 25.
(d) 50.

2. Where was the surgeon's conference held that Gawande attended?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Kansas City.
(c) Las Vegas.
(d) New York City.

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

4. What type of surgery had the patient who needed a central line had a week earlier?
(a) Hernia surgery.
(b) Removal of his appendix.
(c) Heart surgery.
(d) Abdominal surgery.

5. During what year of his training does Gawande have a chance to attend a surgeons convention?
(a) 6th year.
(b) 8th year.
(c) 5th year.
(d) 7th year.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many scientific studies did Gawande find that assessed whether or not luck actually does go bad on Friday the thirteenth?

2. At what convention center was the surgeon's conference held?

3. How large was the fourth patient that Gawande had to insert a central line?

4. How much might it cost in most hospitals to repair a hernia?

5. What was Dr. Richard Sang's practice before he came to Shouldice?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why aren't compassion and technology necessarily incompatible?

2. What are some problems with malpractice suits as a remedy for preventing harm to patients?

3. What was Hank Goodman's reputation before he lost his license?

4. Are doctors usually superstitious?

5. What is the newest theory of pain proposed by Melzack after abandoning the Gate-Control Theory?

6. Why was Gawande concerned about the patient who had been shot in the buttock?

7. What did Gawande have in his pockets during his first weeks of surgical training?

8. What is the Texas-sharpshooter fallacy?

9. Why did Gawande recommend removing the appendix of a thirty-nine-year-old woman who did not fit the pattern for appendicitis?

10. Describe the Swedish study designed to see whether a computer could more accurately read an EKG than could a human.

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