ABSTRACT
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS STATUS 1. You are planning surgery on a patient who will require a general anesthetic. Their
medical history includes wellcontrolled diabetes mellitus and hypertension. These conditions do not presently limit the patient’s functional status. According to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification, what is the ASA status of this patient? A. ASA 1 B. ASA 2 C. ASA 3
D. ASA 4 E. ASA 5
LOCAL ANESTHETIC ACTION 2. You have injected a local anesthetic agent as a digital ring block prior to digital
nerve repair. Which one of the following statements is true regarding how the anesthetic agent will take effect? A. The first clinical effect will be a loss of proprioception. B. Nerve blockade will occur secondary to an effect on calcium channels. C. The resting potential of nerves will be affected. D. Propagation of action potentials within axons is impaired. E. The action will differ significantly depending on which anesthetic agent is used.
