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Dr. Gunter, a physician at the Community Physician’s Clinic, developed a weight loss program that he instituted with some volunteer patients. After six months he is interested in studying whether or not the weight loss program is working. This is an example of _____.

True or false? It is not necessary to validate statistical reports in a healthcare setting if they are computer generated. Computers don’t make calculation mistakes.

Which one of the following is correct about the second paragraph in col. 1 on p. 172? (the paragraph that begins, “Moreover, some argue”)

On p. 124, Goldman writes, The death of a patient, inevitable as it is in many cases, may appear as an ultimate defeat to the medical art, as something to be fought by any means, even after life has lost all value and meaning for the patient himself. Who is Goldman saying may have this thought?

In section 9 (the one that begins, “Susan Block and her father”), an oncologist relates having a series of conversations with her cancer patient and his family after his second chemotherapy treatment fails. Which one of the following is correct about this patient?

Which one of the following is the first topic that Dax discusses when he begins speaking in the dialogue?

Where in his article does Lipkin first mention placebos?

Which one of the following best describes the content of the first paragraph in col. 2 on p. 184? (the paragraph that begins “The most common”)

What is Gawande’s attitude towards Stephan Jay Gould’s article, “The Median Isn’t the Message”?

Based on what he says on p. 124, with which one of the following does Goldman most closely agree?