If Anesthesia Was Provided to a Patient Who Is Not

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Short Answer

If anesthesia was provided to a patient who is not expected to survive without the surgical procedure being performed, which physical status modifier would be appended to the anesthesia code?

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Definitions:

Sexual Objectification

The tendency to think about women in a narrow way as objects rather than full humans, as if their physical appearance is all that matters.

Stereotype Threat

The risk of confirming negative stereotypes about an individual's racial, ethnic, gender, or cultural group, which can hinder their performance.

Institutional Discrimination

A systemic discrimination that occurs within institutions like schools, companies, and governments, where policies, practices, or procedures cause unequal treatment of particular groups.

Objectification Theory

A theory which proposes that the cultural value placed on women’s appearance leads people to view women more as objects than as full human beings.