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Each Ultimate Board Prep Practice Set contains "The Ultimate Board Prep Basic Strategy" along with 10 different mock anesthesia oral board questions and 10 different "extra topic" questions designed to provide a review of the most relevant material while at the same time exposing you to some of the most challenging situations encountered in private practice and/or oral board exam rooms. The practice sets are constantly updated based on the latest information and each exam in the practice sets includes answers formulated using The Ultimate Board Prep Basic Strategy.
 
 
Practice Set 1   (ORDER HERE)
  
 
Question #1:Primary Subject:Endocrine – Obesity
Secondary Topics:OSA/Ambulatory Center Case Selection/Bronchospasm/ Difficult Airway
Question #2:Primary Subject:Pediatrics - Ligation of Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Secondary Topics:Neonatal Physiology/Respiratory Distress of the Newborn/ Retinopathy of Prematurity/Neonatal Temperature Regulation/Neonatal Seizure
Question #3:Primary Subject:Obstetrics – Preeclampsia/Eclampsia
Secondary Topics:Magnesium Toxicity/Difficult Airway/Seizure Management/ Emergency Cesarean Section /HIV & Neuraxial Blockade/ Elevated Intracranial Pressure/Delayed Emergence/HIV & Needle Stick
Question #4:Primary Subject:Pulmonary – Mediastinal Mass
Secondary Topics:Tobacco Use/Down Syndrome/Lambert-Eaton Myasthenic Syndrome/Cholinergic Crisis/Postoperative Dyspnea
Question #5:Primary Subject:Trauma & Burn
Secondary Topics:Trauma - Initial Survey/Parkland Formula/Inhalational Injury/Carbon Monoxide Poisoning/Compartment Syndrome/Bone Cement Implantation Syndrome/Fat Embolism/Myoglobinuria/Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Question #6:Primary Subject:Renal – Chronic Renal Failure
Secondary Topics:Dialysis/HTN/Laparoscopic Surgery/Obesity/ Hyperkalemia/ Anemia/Transfusion/Post-intubation Hypoxia Differential/ Pulmonary Aspiration/Post-operative Pain Management/ASRA Guidelines for Neuraxial Anesthesia
Question #7:Primary Subject:Cardiovascular – Endarterectomy
Secondary Topics:Myocardial Infarction/HTN/CHF/Preoperative Cardiac Evaluation/Digoxin Toxicity/Deep and Superficial Cervical Plexus Blocks/EEG/Pharmacologic Preconditioning/Delayed Emergence/ Post-CEA Respiratory Distress
Question #8:Primary Subject:Orthopedics - Spinal Surgery
Secondary Topics:COPD/PFTs/DM/Tobacco Use/HTN/Chronic Alcohol Abuse/Perioperative Glucose Management/Spinal Cord Monitoring (SSEPs and MEPs)/Autonomic Neuropathy/Delayed Emergence/Metabolic Acidosis/Post-operative Vision Loss
Question #9:Primary Subject:ENT – Submandibular Abscess
Secondary Topics:Down Syndrome/Airway Management/Atlanto-Occipital Dislocation/Preoperative Respiratory Distress/Full Stomach/ Difficult Intravenous Access/Subglottic Stenosis/ Bronchospasm/ Pulmonary Aspiration/Ventilator Management
Question #10:Primary Subject:Cardiovascular – Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Secondary Topics:

Tobacco Use/CAD/Aortic Stenosis/CHF/HTN/Epidural for Post-operative Pain Control/Post-induction Hypotension/Sodium Nitroprusside Toxicity/Post-operative Renal Failure/Spinal Cord Protection

Extra Topics: 
1. Anesthesia Machine 6. Cirrhosis
2. Sickle Cell Disease 7. Post Dural Puncture Headache 
3. Masseter Muscle Spasm 8. Tracheoesophageal Fistula 
4. Thyrotoxicosis 9. Cesarean Section 
5. Aspiration 10. Substance Abuse 
 
 
 
Practice Set 2   (ORDER HERE)
 
  
Question #1:Primary Subject:Pediatrics – Scoliosis
Secondary Topics:Cobb Angle/Wake-up Test/Prone Positioning/Monitoring/ Transfusion/Spinal Cord Monitoring (MEPs and SSEPs)/ Deliberate Hypotension/ Extubation Criteria/Hypoxia Differential/Post-operative Vision Loss/Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy/ Venous Air Embolism
Question #2:Primary Subject:Obstetrics – Preeclampsia/Airway
Secondary Topics:Obesity/Emergency Cesarean Section/HELLP/Prematurity/ Uterine Atony/Magnesium Toxicity/Neonatal Resuscitation/ Neuraxial Anesthesia and Coagulopathy/Failed Regional Anesthesia/Eclampsia and Seizure/Hypoglycemia/ Pulmonary Edema/ARDS
Question #3:Primary Subject:Obstetrics – Massive Blood Loss
Secondary Topics:DIC/Jehovah's Witness/Preoperative Neuropathy/ Regional Anesthesia for Labor/Unintentional Needle Stick/ Pulmonary Edema
Question #4:Primary Subject:Orthopedics – Shoulder Surgery/Beach Chair
Secondary Topics:Ambulatory Center Case Selection/Perioperative Smoking Cessation/Difficult Airway/Tension Pneumothorax/ Deliberate Hypotension/Corneal Abrasion
Question #5:Primary Subject:Endocrine – Pheochromocytoma
Secondary Topics:α-blockade & ί-blockade/α-Methylparatyrosine/Hypercarbia Differential - Laporascopic Surgery/Malignant Hyperthermia/ Malignant Hypertension/ Subcutaneous Emphesema/Post-operative Conjunctival Edema/ Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting
Question #6:Primary Subject:Neuro – Cerebral Aneurysm
Secondary Topics:Elevated ICP/Known Difficult Airway/Hunt & Hess Classification/Deliberate Hypotension/Brain Protection/ST-Depression/Ruptured Aneurysm/Extubation Criteria/ Ventilator Management/Cerebral Vasospasm/Neurogenic Pulmonary Edema/SIADH & Cerebral Salt Wasting Syndrome
Question #7:Primary Subject:Pulmonary - Pneumonectomy
Secondary Topics:Tobacco Use/PFTs/Evaluation to Determine Tolerance of Pneumonectomy/Double Lumen Tube/Cardiac Herniation/Post-operative Pain control/Atrial Fibrillation
Question #8:Primary Subject:Urology – TURP
Secondary Topics:Recent Myocardial Infarction/Recent Cardiac Stent Placement/Perioperative Glucose management in the Diabetic Patient/Spinal anesthesia/Bladder Perforation/ Pseudocholinesterase Deficiency/Post-operative Vision Loss
Question #9:Primary Subject:Cardiovascular – CABG
Secondary Topics:

Perioperative β-blockade/Cardiac Enzymes/ Myocardial Ischemia/PVCs on EKG/Cardiac Pacing/Heparin Reversal/Post-bypass Coagulopathy/Intra-operative Awareness

Question #10:Primary Subject:Pediatrics - Laryngeal Papillomatosis
Secondary Topics:

Parental Presence at Induction/MH/LASER/ Intravenous Access in the Pediatric Patient/ Laryngospasm/Jet Ventilation/Airway Fire/Increased Airway Pressures Differential

Extra Topics: 
1. Liposuction6. Pulmonary Edema
2. Cancer Pain 7. Stellate Ganglion Block
3. CRPS 8. Tetralogy of Fallot
4. Epiglotittis 9. TPN 
5. Pituitary Tumor10. Autonomic Hyper-reflexia 
 
 
 
Practice Set 3   (ORDER HERE)
 
 
 
Question #1:Primary Subject:Pulmonary - Mediastinoscopy
Secondary Topics:Hyponatremia/Pre-operative Hypertension/ACE Inhibitors/Carotid Artery Disease/Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury/Cardiac Tamponade
Question #2:Primary Subject:Obstetrics - Aortic Stenosis
Secondary Topics:Antibiotic Prophylaxis/Blood Pressure Monitoring/Central Venous Pressure Catheterization/ Cerebral Vein Thrombosis/Cesarean Section/Chorioamnionitis/Multiple Sclerosis/Neuraxial Anesthesia/Post Dural Puncture Headache/Postpartum Hemorrhage/ Uterine Atony/Pulmonary Artery Catheterization
Question #3:Primary Subject:Pediatrics – Strabismus Surgery
Secondary Topics:MH/Pre-operative Respiratory Infection in the Pediatric Patient/Forced Duction Test/Masseter Muscle Rigidity/Oculocardiac Reflex
Question #4:Primary Subject:Obstetrics – Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Secondary Topics:Non-obstetric Surgery for the Obstetric Patient/ Teratogenicity/ Diabetic Stiff Joint Syndrome/DKA/Intra-operative Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring/ Pneumoperitoneum/ Post-operative Nausea and Vomiting/ Electroconvulsive Therapy
Question #5:Primary Subject:Opthamology – Open Globe Injury
Secondary Topics:Pacemaker & AICD/Oculocardiac Reflex/ Electrosurgical Unit/Aspiration/Ventricular Tachycardia
Question #6:Primary Subject:Cardiovascular – Thoracic Aortic Dissection
Secondary Topics:

DeBakey Classification/Accute Alcohol Intoxication/Cervical Spine Clearance/Aortic Regurgitation/Lumbar Drain/ Malignant Hypertension/Ventricular Tachycardia/SSEP Monitoring/Post-operative Ventilator Management/ Post-operative Coagulopathy/ Thromboelastogram/Delayed Emergence

Question #7:Primary Subject:Endocrine - Thyroidectomy
Secondary Topics:Bipolar Disorder – Lithium/Flow Volume Loops/ Difficult Airway/Thyroid Storm/MH/Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome/ Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury/Hypocalcemia
Question #8:Primary Subject:Neuro –Transsphenoidal Hypophysectomy
Secondary Topics:Acromegaly/Pituitary Function/Visual Evoked Potentials/ Venous Air Embolism/Obstructive Sleep Apnea/ Diabetes Insipidus/Panhypopituitarism
Question #9:Primary Subject:Renal – CRF & Kidney Transplant
Secondary Topics:Preoperative Hypertension/Chronic Hyperkalemia/ Pulmonary Edema/Uremic Thrombocytopathia
Question #10:Primary Subject:Pediatrics – Tracheoesophageal Fistula
Secondary Topics:

Complications of the Premature Infant/ VACTERL/ Gastrostomy Tube/Cuffed or Uncuffed ETT in the Pediatric Patient/Neonatal Thermal Regulation/Post-intubation Croup/Tracheomalacia

Extra Topics: 
1. Rheumatoid Arthritis 6. Post-operative Ventilator Management 
2. Blood Transfusion 7. Laryngeal Polyps
3. Porphyrias 8. Neonatal Resuscitation
4. Practice Management -    Endoscopy Suite 9. Myasthenia Gravis
5. Recent Stent Placement 10. Retrobulbar Block
 
 

Practice Set 4   (ORDER HERE)

 

Question #1:Primary Subject:Pediatrics – Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Secondary Topics:Prematurity/Respiratory Distress of the Newborn/Pulmonary Hypertension/Intravenous Access in the Neonate/Retrolental Fibroplasia/ Patent Ductus Arteriosis
Question #2:Primary Subject:Obstetrics - Sickle Cell Disease
Secondary Topics:Amniotic Fluid Embolism/Local Anesthetic Toxicity/ Magnesium: Imbalance - Use in Treatment/ Perioperative Pain Management/Postpartum Hemorrhage/Uterine Atony/ Preeclampsia/Eclampsia/Pregnancy Test, Pre-operative/Retinal Detachment/Sickle Cell Disease/ Substance Abuse/Transfusion Medicine/ TRALI
Question #3:Primary Subject:Obstetrics – Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Secondary Topics:Myocardial Ischemia (MI) – EKG Findings/Thrombocytopenia and Neuraxial Anesthesia/Ventricular Tachycardia/ CPR in the Pregnant Patient/Neonatal Resuscitation
Question #4:Primary Subject:Cardiovascular - CABG & Mitral Valve Replacement
Secondary Topics:alpha-stat and pH-stat/ACT/Mitral Regurgitation/Atrial Fibrillation/Left Ventricular Failure/Intra-aortic Balloon Pump/ICU Ventilator Management/Cardiac Tamponade
Question #5:Primary Subject:Trauma & Critical Care - Head Injury
Secondary Topics:Glasgow Coma Scale/Managing the Trauma Patient/Cervical Spine Clearance/Elevated Intracranial Pressure/Cerebral Autoregulation/Cerebral Perfusion pressure/Pulmonary Embolism/ARDS/SIADH & Cerebral Salt Wasting Syndrome
Question #6:Primary Subject:Pediatrics – Pyloric Stenosis
Secondary Topics:

Aspiration/Pediatric Inhalational Induction/ Bronchospasm/ Temperature Regulation in the Neonate/Post-operative Apnea

Question #7:Primary Subject:Neuro – Cerebellar Tumor
Secondary Topics:Von Willebrand's Disease/Elevated ICP/ Lumbar Drain/Mitral Valve Prolapse/Antibiotic Prophylaxis/Neurophysiology Monitoring/Sitting Position/ Venous Air Embolism/Brain Relaxation/Delayed Emergence/Tension Pneumocephalus/ Peripheral Nerve Injury – Foot Drop
Question #8:Primary Subject:Renal - Arterial Venous Fistula
Secondary Topics:Hemodialysis/CRF/HTN/Peripheral Vascular Disease/ GERD/ DM/Hyponatremia/Failed Regional Anesthesia/ Cardiac Tamponade/ Persistent Neuromuscular Blockade/Same Day Surgery Discharge Criteria
Question #9:Primary Subject:ENT - UPPP/Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Secondary Topics:Sitting Position/Airway Exam/Difficult Airway Management/ LASER/Drug Dosing in the Obese Patient/Circuit Leak/ Atrial Fibrillation/Post-operative Pain Management/Post-op Monitoring/ Negative Pressure Pulmonary Edema
Question #10:Primary Subject:CV - Cardiac Ablation/Atrial Fibrillation
Secondary Topics:

Diltiazem/Syncope/Cardiac Rupture/Post-Anesthetic Discharge Scoring System (PADSS)/Post-operative Nausea & Vomiting/ Post-operative Chest Pain

 
Extra Topics:1. Status Asthmaticus6. Local Anesthetic Toxicity
2. Mitral Valve Prolapse7. Fetal Monitoring
3. Anaphylaxis8. Lithotripsy
4. Axillary Block9. Foreign Body Aspiration
5. CABG10. Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
 
 
 


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