The Anesthesia Provider Would Assign Which Physical Status Classification Rating

question 3

Multiple Choice

The anesthesia provider would assign which physical status classification rating to a patient with severe systemic disease, massive obesity, poorly controlled hypertension, or status postmyocardial infarction?

• A) ASA 1
• B) ASA 2
• C) ASA 3
• D) ASA 4

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Definitions:

Basal Ganglia

A group of structures in the brain involved in processing information on movement and coordination, as well as aspects of learning and emotional response.

Iconic Memory

A type of visual sensory memory that temporarily stores an image that has been perceived visually.

Echoic Memory

A component of sensory memory that retains audio information, allowing sounds to be remembered for short periods after the original sound is produced.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, acting as a buffer for stimuli received through the senses, and is capable of holding a vast amount of information, but only for a very short period.