What are the six categories of the modern classification system?
What will be an ideal response?
ASA PS Category Preoperative Health Status
1. ASA PS 1 Normal, healthy patients
2. ASA PS 2 Patients with mild systemic disease
3. ASA PS 3 Patients with severe systemic disease
4. ASA PS 4 Patients with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life
5. ASA PS 5 Moribund patients who are not expected to survive
6. ASA PS 6 Declared brain-dead patients
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A) shoulder dystocia. B) breech delivery. C) precipitous delivery. D) uterine inversion.
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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a. issuing appropriate denials. b. being consistent with the denials process. c. notifying the patients in a timely fashion of appeal decisions. d. All of the above