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Chapter 3. Preoperative Preparation
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The American Society of Anesthesiologists patient classification system:
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A. Is an approach to preoperatively categorizing patients to assess their risk for an operation.
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B. Requires specific measures of certain laboratory values in order to complete the scoring system.
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C. Can be used to decide upon whom not to operate. For example, no ASA 5 patients should undergo operations.
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D. Includes categories ASA1 through ASA5.
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E. Both A and C are true.
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The correct answer is A. Is an approach to categorizing patients preoperatively to assess their risk for an operative procedure
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After the decision to operate has been made, the evaluation regarding safety to proceed:
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A. Is the sole province of the anesthesiologist.
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B. Should not take into account the planned operation.
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C. Is best performed by specialists not directly invested in the planned operation.
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D. Should include a pain assessment to aid in the management of postoperative pain.
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E. Both A and C are true.
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The correct answer is D. Should include a pain assessment to aid in the management of postoperative pain
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Venous thromboembolism risk:
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A. Has no relationship to the family history.
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B. Is assessed using the RCRI score.
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C. Can be modified by risk-based interventions.
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D. Has few long-term consequences as long as a pulmonary embolus is not fatal.
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E. Frequently should be modified by placement of an inferior vena cava filter preoperatively.
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The correct answer is C. Can be modified by risk-based interventions
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Diabetes mellitus patients require more operations than patients without diabetes, and if not carefully controlled have increased risks of:
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A. Surgical site infection.
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B. Perioperative adrenal insufficiency.
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C. Perioperative hypoglycemia.
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D. A, B, and C are all true.
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E. Both A and C are true.
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The correct answer is E. Both A and C are true
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