Describe the fourth goal of controlling an infectious disease.
What will be an ideal response?
Eradication of an infection is the fourth goal of controlling an infectious disease and implies the permanent reduction of the worldwide incidence of an infection caused by a specific agent so that intervention measures are no longer required. The only disease that has achieved worldwide eradication at this time is smallpox, but measles and polio are targeted by the WHO and may meet this goal in the foreseeable future.
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A patient experiencing acute postoperative dyspnea undergoes a V/Q scan, with results indicating an intermediate probability of pulmonary embolism (PE). Other than dyspnea, the only significant clinical findings are a moderate hypoxemia and tachycardia. Which of the following would you recommend?
A. additional testing B. a repeat V/Q scan C. vasodilator therapy D. continued observation