The anesthesia provider would assign which physical status classification rating to a patient with severe systemic disease, massive obesity, poorly controlled hypertension, or status postmyocardial infarction?

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According to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification, a patient with severe systemic disease, massive obesity, poorly controlled hypertension or status postmyocardial infarction would be classified as ASA 3. ASA 1 is assigned to a healthy patient, ASA 2 is assigned to a patient with mild systemic disease, ASA 4 is assigned to a patient with severe systemic disease that is a constant threat to life, and ASA 5 is assigned to a moribund patient who is not expected to survive without the operation.

The Anesthesia Provider Would Assign Which Physical Status Classification Rating