Flashcards in Co-existing diseases- ASA Classification Deck (20)
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Describe:
ASA Class I
Healthy pt
no organic, physiologic, biochemical, or psychiatric disturbances
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Describe:
ASA class II
Mild systemic disease that may or may not be related to the reason for sx
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Describe:
ASA class III
Severe systemic disease
that limits activity, but is not incapacitating and may or may not be related to surgery
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Describe:
ASA class IV
Pt with incapacitating systemic disease that is a constant threat to life with or without sx
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Describe:
ASA class V
Moribund pt not expected to live 24 hours with or without surgery
submitted to sx as resuscitative effort
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Describe:
ASA class VI
A brain dead pt whose organs are being harvested
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Describe:
Operation (E)
any pt requiring emergency surgery
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What class?
A brain dead pt whose organs are being harvested
ASA VI
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what class?
Healthy pt
no organic, physiologic, biochemical, or psychiatric disturbances
ASA I
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What class?
Severe systemic disease
that limits activity, but is not incapacitating and may or may not be related to surgery
ASA III
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What class?
Mild systemic disease that may or may not be related to the reason for sx
ASA II
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What class?
Moribund pt not expected to live 24 hours with or without surgery
submitted to sx as resuscitative effort
ASA V
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What class
Pt with incapacitating systemic disease that is a constant threat to life with or without sx
ASA IV
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Give Ex:
ASA I
healthy pt
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Give Ex:
ASA II
HTN or Heart dz that only slightly limits activity
DM
Anemia
extreme of age
Morbid obese
chronic bronchitis
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Give Ex:
ASA III
Heart dz that limits activity
poorly controlled HTN
DM w/ vascular problems
chronic pulm dz that limits activity
Prior MI or angina pectoris
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Give Ex:
ASA IV
CHF
Persistant angina pectoris
Advanced Kidney, liver. pulmonary dz
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Give Ex:
ASA V
PE
cerebral trauma
ruptured AAA
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Give Ex:
ASA VI
organ donation
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