ASA Risks

Question 1

What is the ASA?
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What did they create?

Answer 1

1. American Society of Anaesthesiologists
2. They created the degree of anaesethetic risks to patients, divided into classes
   * Dependent on:
3. Age
4. Physical status

Question 2

What is this?

Answer 2

The ASA classification

Question 3

What category is considered Minimal risk?

Answer 3

Class 1

Question 4

What category is considered Slight risk?

Answer 4

Class 2

Question 5

What category is considered Moderate risk?

Answer 5

Class 3

Question 6

What category is considered High risk?

Answer 6

Class 4

Question 7

What category is considered Grave/Extreme risk?

Answer 7

Class 5

Question 8

How many classes are there in the ASA Classification?

Answer 8

5

Question 9

What ASA category is a patient that is healthy, has no underlying disease + undergoing the following examples:
* Ovariohysterectomy
* Castration
* Hip Dysplasia radiograph

Answer 9

Class 1

Question 10

What ASA category is a patient that has slight > mild systemic disturbances, able to compensate but have no clinical signs and can be:
* Neonates
* Geriatric
* Obese
* Fracture w/o shock
* Mild diabetes
* Low grade heart murmur
* Worm infestation?

Answer 10

Class 2

Question 11

What ASA category is a patient that has severe systemic disease, or disturbances and not able to compensate fully

It may present as:
* Anaemia
* Anorexia
* Moderate hydration
* Low-grade kidney disease
* Low-grade heart murmur
* Cardiac disease
* Moderate fever

Answer 11

Class 3

Question 12

What ASA category is a patient that has pre-existing systemic disease, and disturbances of a severe nature, that is a constant threat to life.

It may present as:
* Severe dehydration
* Shock
* Anaemia
* Uraemia
* Toxaemia
* High fever
* Uncompensated heart disease

Answer 12

Class 4

Question 13

What ASA category is a patient that is having to undergo surgery in desperation to correct life-threatening systemic disease or disturbances, that are often corrected by surgery.
This includes all moribund animals that are not expected to survive 24hrs.

It may present as:
* Advanced Heart, Liver, Lung or Endocrine disease
* Profound shock
* Major head trauma
* Severe trauma
* GDV

Answer 13

Class 5

Question 14

What class of ASA risk is a patient with Severe dehydration?

Answer 14

Class 4

Question 15

What class of ASA risk is a patient with Anaemia?

Answer 15

Class 3

Question 16

What class of ASA risk is a Neonate or geriatric patient?

Answer 16

Class 2

Question 17

What class of ASA risk is a patient with Profound shock?

Answer 17

Class 5

Question 18

What class of ASA risk is a patient with low grade Cardiac disease?

Answer 18

Class 4

Question 19

What class of ASA risk is a patient with Moderate fever/pyrexia?

Answer 19

Class 3

Question 20

What class of ASA risk is a patient with a fracture without shock?

Answer 20

Class 2

Question 21

What class of ASA risk is a patient with Mild diabetes?

Answer 21

Class 2

Question 22

What class of ASA risk is a patient with Hip dysplasia?

Answer 22

Class 1

Question 23

What class of ASA risk is a patient with Uncompensated heart disease?

Answer 23

Class 4

Question 24

What class of ASA risk is a patient with Major head trauma?

Answer 24

Class 5

Question 25

What **class** of **ASA risk** is a patient with **Anorexia**?

Answer 25

Class 4

Question 26

What **class** of **ASA risk** is a patient with **Low grade Heart Worm Infestation**?

Answer 26

Class 2

Question 27

What **class** of **ASA risk** is a patient with **Severe dehydration, shock or anaemia**?

Answer 27

Class 3

Question 28

What **class** of **ASA risk** is a patient undergoing an **Ovariohysterectomy** or **castration**?

Answer 28

Class 1

Question 29

What **class** of **ASA risk** is a patient with **GDV**?

Answer 29

Class 5

Question 30

What **class** of **ASA risk** is a patient with **Low grade Kidney disease**?

Answer 30

Class 3

Question 31

What **class** of **ASA risk** is a patient with **Low grade Cardiac disease**?

Answer 31

Class 3

Question 32

What **class** of **ASA risk** is a patient with **Severe Uraemia**?

Answer 32

Class 4

Question 33

What **class** of **ASA risk** is a patient with **Severe Toxaemia**?

Answer 33

Class 4

Question 34

What **class** of **ASA risk** is a patient with **Severe trauma**?

Answer 34

Class 5

Question 35

What **class** of **ASA risk** is a patient with **Advanced Heart**, **Kidney**, **Liver**, **Lung** or **Endocrine disease**?

Answer 35

Class 5