06-05-2010, 01:46 PM
You are doing a preoperative history and physical examination on a
58-year-old woman who will be undergoing a cholecystectomy later in the
month. She is obese, sedentary with type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia and a
history of congestive heart failure in the past. She reports that she is unable
to walk four blocks without stopping to rest. She denies chest pain with
activity. Which of her historical features is not a risk factor for adverse postoperative
outcomes?
a. Obesity
b. Functional capacity
c. Type 2 diabetes
d. Hyperlipidemia
e. Congestive heart failure
58-year-old woman who will be undergoing a cholecystectomy later in the
month. She is obese, sedentary with type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia and a
history of congestive heart failure in the past. She reports that she is unable
to walk four blocks without stopping to rest. She denies chest pain with
activity. Which of her historical features is not a risk factor for adverse postoperative
outcomes?
a. Obesity
b. Functional capacity
c. Type 2 diabetes
d. Hyperlipidemia
e. Congestive heart failure