A 54-year-old patient presents to his primary physician office for a preoperative evaluation for a bilateral vasectomy. The patient's past history consists of controlled diabetes with no other known conditions. Identify which physical status modifier will be used for the surgery.

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The correct physical status modifier for this patient is P2. This classification is used for patients with mild systemic disease. In this case, the patient has controlled diabetes, which qualifies as a mild systemic disease, but does not have a severe systemic disease, which would be classified as P3 or higher. P1 is for a normal healthy patient, and P4 is for a patient with a severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life, neither of which applies to this patient.

A 54-Year-Old Patient Presents to His Primary Physician Office for a Preoperative