Healthy and normal patients correspond to which ASA class?

Healthy and normal patients correspond to which ASA class?

• A. ASA I
• B. ASA II
• C. ASA III
• D. ASA IV

Answer: (A)

Healthy and normal patients are classified as ASA I. This category describes a normal healthy individual with no active medical disease and no functional limitations—think a healthy adult with no significant medical history. The next levels describe increasing systemic disease burden: ASA II is mild systemic disease without substantial functional limitations, ASA III is severe systemic disease with definite functional impairment, and ASA IV is severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life. Recognizing ASA I helps clinicians distinguish baseline healthy risk from patients who require more optimization before anesthesia.

Healthy and normal patients are classified as ASA I. This category describes a normal healthy individual with no active medical disease and no functional limitations—think a healthy adult with no significant medical history. The next levels describe increasing systemic disease burden: ASA II is mild systemic disease without substantial functional limitations, ASA III is severe systemic disease with definite functional impairment, and ASA IV is severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life. Recognizing ASA I helps clinicians distinguish baseline healthy risk from patients who require more optimization before anesthesia.