Health Assessment Exam WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
allergies, meds, past medical hx, last meal, events -
ANSWERS>>>>what does AMPLE stand for?
high surgical risk - ANSWERS>>>>>5%, aortic and major vascular,
peripheral vascular
intermediate surgical risk - ANSWERS>>>>1-5%; intraabdominal,
intrathoracic, carotid endarterectomy, head/neck surgery
low surgical risk - ANSWERS>>>><1%, ambulatory, breast,
endoscopic, cataract, skin, urologic, orthopedic
MET 1 - ANSWERS>>>>Eating, working at computer, dressing
MET 2 - ANSWERS>>>>Walking down stairs or in your house,
cooking
,MET 3 - ANSWERS>>>>Walking 1-2 blocks
MET 4 - ANSWERS>>>>Raking leaves, gardening
MET 5 - ANSWERS>>>>Climbing 1-2 flights of stairs, dancing,
bicycling
MET 6 - ANSWERS>>>>Playing golf, carrying clubs
MET 7 - ANSWERS>>>>Playing singles tennis
MET 8 - ANSWERS>>>>rapidly climbing stairs, jogging slowly
MET 9 - ANSWERS>>>>jumping rope slowly, moderate cycling
MET 10 - ANSWERS>>>>swimming quickly, running or jogging
briskly
,MET 11 - ANSWERS>>>>Sking cross country, playing full-court
basketball
MET 12 - ANSWERS>>>>running rapidly for moderate to long
distances
metabolic equivalent of task - ANSWERS>>>>What does MET
stand for?
emergency surgery - ANSWERS>>>>life or limb would be
threatened if surgery did not proceed w/in 6 hours or less
urgent surgery - ANSWERS>>>>life or limb would be threatened if
surgery did not proceed within 6-24 hrs
time-sensitive surgery - ANSWERS>>>>delays exceeding 1-6 weeks
would adversely affect patient outcomes
, ASA I - ANSWERS>>>>normal healthy patient- nonsmoking, no or
minimal alcohol use
ASA II - ANSWERS>>>>A patient with mild systemic disease-
without substantive functional limitations- current smoker, social
alcohol use, pregnancy, obesity, well-controlled DM/HTN, mild lung
disease
ASA III - ANSWERS>>>>A patient with severe systemic disease-
substantive functional limitations- one or more severe diseases-
poorly controlled DM, HTN, COPD, morbid obesity, hepatitis,
alcohol dependence, pacemaker, ESRD w/ dialysis, >3 months MI,
CVA
ASA IV - ANSWERS>>>>A patient with severe systemic disease that
is a constant threat to life- <3 months MI, CVA, TIA, stents, ongoing
cardiac ischemia, severe EF reduction, sepsis, DIC, ARDS, ESRD not
attending regular dialysis