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Child with a gag reflex (no other findings). What ASA classification?
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Correct answer: C. ASA I
- A. ASA III implies severe systemic disease, not applicable to an isolated gag reflex.
- B. ASA IV implies a constant threat to life, far too severe a classification for this finding.
- C. Correct. A gag reflex alone, without other systemic disease, does not qualify as a systemic disease — this is an ASA I (healthy patient) classification.
- D. ASA II implies a mild systemic disease, which a simple gag reflex does not represent.
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