Which statement describes Class III ASA classification?

Which statement describes Class III ASA classification?

• A. Angina, Poorly Controlled Hypertension, Symptomatic Respiratory Disease
• B. No Systemic Disease
• C. Post CABG Without Symptoms
• D. Pregnancy

Answer: (A)

Class III describes severe systemic disease that limits activity but is not incapacitating. The option listing angina, poorly controlled hypertension, and symptomatic respiratory disease demonstrates multiple significant illnesses that reduce functional capacity and raise perioperative risk. Taken together, these conditions indicate a patient whose systemic disease is substantial enough to limit daily activity, which fits the Class III category. No systemic disease corresponds to a healthy patient, which is Class I. Being post‑CABG without symptoms reflects a history of major cardiac disease but no current active disease, so the current status is not Class III (often considered closer to Class II). Pregnancy by itself, without other systemic disease, is typically Class II.

Class III describes severe systemic disease that limits activity but is not incapacitating. The option listing angina, poorly controlled hypertension, and symptomatic respiratory disease demonstrates multiple significant illnesses that reduce functional capacity and raise perioperative risk. Taken together, these conditions indicate a patient whose systemic disease is substantial enough to limit daily activity, which fits the Class III category.

No systemic disease corresponds to a healthy patient, which is Class I. Being post‑CABG without symptoms reflects a history of major cardiac disease but no current active disease, so the current status is not Class III (often considered closer to Class II). Pregnancy by itself, without other systemic disease, is typically Class II.