Patient Selection

Question 1

What medical conditions come under central nervous system?

Answer 1

Epilepsy

Psychiatric probelms

Question 2

What medical conditions come under the cardiovascular system?

Answer 2

Heart disease
Hypertension
Anaemia
Bleeding disorders

Question 3

What medical conditions come under the respiratory system?

Answer 3

Asthma
Bronchitis
Tuberculosis
Smoking

Question 4

What medical conditions come under Gastrointestinal?

Answer 4

Pregnancy

Renal disease

Question 5

What medical conditions come under locomotor?

Answer 5

Diabetes
Bone/joint disease
Allergies

Question 6

What does ASA stand for?

Answer 6

American Society of Anaesthesiologists

Question 7

What is ASA 1?

Answer 7

Healthy patient, non smoker, minimal alcohol intake

Question 8

What is ASA 2?

Answer 8

Mild-moderate systemic disease such as well controlled diabetes, hypertension, mild lung disease, pregnancy, light smoker, social drinker, obese with BMI under 40 but over 35

Question 9

What is ASA 3?

Answer 9

Severe disease which limits activity but is not incapacitating
Poorly controlled diabetes, poorly controlled hypertension, COPD, morbid obesity over 40, hepatitis, patients with a pacemaker, patients on dialysis and patients with substance abuse

Question 10

What is ASA 5?

Answer 10

A dying patient who is not expected to live more than 24 hours
Organ failure

Question 11

What is ASA 6?

Answer 11

Declared braindead

Question 12

What drugs increase the sedative effect?

Answer 12

Phenothiazines
Opioids
Barbiturates
Antidepressants
Alcohol
Heroin
Anti histamines 
Anti epileptics