Which of the following signs of congestive cardiac failure constitute a major risk to the surgical patient undergoing anaesthesia ?
APedal oedema
BJugular venous distention and third heart sound
CBasal crepitations on auscultation
DCardiomegaly
A 63-year-old man presents for an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. He is obese, has angina at rest, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which of the following would be his American society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification
AASA II
BASA I
CASA IV
DASA III
A patient who met with an accident presented to the emergency department, he lost 25% of his total blood volume approximately, blood pressure is normal. He/she will be classified under which class of hypovolemic shock?
AClass II
BClass I
CClass III
DClass IV
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