Chapter 11, Problem 8SC

As an illustration, a patient undergoing a laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) procedure under general anesthesia might be happier not to know the numbers of portals of entry for potential transmission of pathogenic microbes to which she will be subjected. The anesthesia provider would be accessing the patients airway and vascular system by an IV line. Which portals of entry will the surgeon be accessing?

Which of the following statements can be falsified? a. All of the fish in Lake Michigan are brown. b. French cheese is the tastiest. c. Homeopathic remedies work only if you believe in them.