Congestive Heart Failure: What You Need to Know. 1  Many disorders can cause congestive heart failure, such as high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, infections, heart valve issues, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmias, anemia and diabetes. 2  Complications include swelling of the legs (edema), kidney problems and fluid in the lungs.
Glasgow Coma Scale. The Glasgow coma scale is used to assess patients in a coma. The initial score correlates with the severity of brain injury and prognosis. The Glasgow Coma Scale provides a score in the range 3-15; patients with scores of 3-8 are usually said to be in a coma. Score for eye opening + score for [â¦]
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Score American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Score is a global score that assesses the physical status of patients before surgery. It is sometimed refereed to as ASA-PS, because it is a measure of âphysical statusâ. ASA 1 A normal healthy patient. ASA 2 A patient with mild systemic disease. ASA 3 A patient with severe systemic disease.