A patient with controlled epilepsy is classed under which ASA grade?

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A patient with controlled epilepsy is classed under which ASA grade?

Explanation:
ASA physical status uses the level of systemic disease to gauge perioperative risk. A patient with well-controlled systemic disease falls into ASA II. Epilepsy, when seizures are controlled with medication and there are no ongoing functional limitations or organ dysfunction, represents only mild systemic disease. Therefore, controlled epilepsy is classified as ASA II. If seizures were uncontrolled or if there were significant systemic or organ involvement, the grade would be higher (ASA III or IV).

ASA physical status uses the level of systemic disease to gauge perioperative risk. A patient with well-controlled systemic disease falls into ASA II. Epilepsy, when seizures are controlled with medication and there are no ongoing functional limitations or organ dysfunction, represents only mild systemic disease. Therefore, controlled epilepsy is classified as ASA II. If seizures were uncontrolled or if there were significant systemic or organ involvement, the grade would be higher (ASA III or IV).

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