Curriculum Block

Objectives

• Assess a patient who has an ASA class 1 or 2 classification with regards to their readiness for anesthesia by taking an appropriate history and performing a relevant physical examination.
• Assess the patient's airway for ease of mask ventilation, LMA insertion or endotracheal intubation.
• Describe how you would assess a patient's volume status
• Assess a patient's fluid/volume status (using history, physical exam, available monitors and laboratory investigations)

Activities

• Examination

Tags

Anesthesia Rotation Clerkship Anesthesiology Physical Examination Pre-Operative Medical Evaluation Physical Examination [E01.370.600]