Chapter 5, Problem A2CR

A/An _____________________________ diagnosis is also known as a rule out.

A pandemic is an outbreak of a disease occurring over a large geographic area, possibly worldwide. ___________ ____________ ___________ __________

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?