ANATOMY

 

·     Awake intubation: airway anesthesia

·     Femoral n block peroneal n injury

·     Lumbar plexus blk: anatomy

·     TEE LV regional wall motion

·     Wall motion abnormalities TEE views

·     Caudal analgesia: anatomical landmarks

·     Hand surg: regional anesth

·     Popliteal fossa bl: innervation

·     TEE: normal anatomy

·     Epidural anesthesia: complications

·     Superior laryngeal nerve block

·     Musculocutaneous nerve block: anatomy

·     Sympathetic cardiac innervation

·     Postherpetic neuralgia: location

·     Upper extreme tourniquet pain

·     Recurrent nerve injury: dx

·     Analgesia for second stage labor

·     Axillary nerve block: anatomy

·     LMA: glossopharyngeal nerve injury

·     CRPS type II: nerve block

·     Lumbar spinal cord: anatomy

·     AV block: ID coronary artery

·     Intern jug vein catheter: complications

·     Lumbar spine MRI: interpretation/mgmt

·     Lat fem cutan nerve bl: anat landmk

·     Patent foramen ovale: dx

·     Stellate ganglion blk; effects

 

ANESTHESIA PROCESSESS (85 ITEMS)

 

·     Acute renal failure: tests

·     Atelectasis: anesthesia-induced

·     Corneal abrasion: rx

·     Femoral n block: peroneal n injury

·     HOCM: halothane mgmt

·     Introap myocard ischemia: rx

·     Mechanism of fade with neuromuscular block

·     Obesity: effect on IV lipophilic drugs

·     Pathophysiology of obesity

·     PIP change during anesth: causes

·     Preop eval: Amer Coll Card Guidelines

·     Preoxygenation detection

·     TURP syndrome: rx

·     Air embolism: prevention

·     Awake intubation: airway anesthesia

·     DMD: abn drug resp

·     Head trauma: airway mgmt

·     Increased A-aCO2: causes

·     Laser surgery; gas mixture

·     Methemoglobinemia dx; benzocaine

·     Ophthalmic anesthesia: complications

·     Pheo: preop preparation

·     PPV: effects on renal function

·     Preop testing guidelines

·     Substance abuse: risks for relapse

·     Epidural anesth: hypothermia

·     Inhalation agent: uptake & delivery

·     MAC and partial pressure

·     Myasthenia gravis vs myasthenic synd

·     PetCO2: causes for decrease

·     Pheochromocytoma: rx

·     PONV: risk factors

·     Postop hyponatremia: etiology

·     Relaxant therapy: ECT rx

·     Synthetic hepatic function

·     Difficult airway: mgmt

·     Isoflurane & ventilation

·     Mixed venous SVO2 sat: influences

·     Pheo: preop preparation

·     Postop hypocalcemia: cause

·     Superior laryngeal nerve block

·     Tetanus: ICU mgmt

·     FRC: positional effects

·     Signs of autonomic hyperreflexia

·     Impaired vent response to hypoxia

·     Acute spinal cord inj: anes induct

·     Preop prep primary hyperaldosteronism

·     Baroreceptor dysfunction & aging

·     Epidural anesth: hypothermia

·     Thiopental pharmacokinetics vs age

·     Hypertension: intraop vasc resp

·     Dx/rx anaphylaxis: CAD

·     Recurrent nerve injury: dx

·     Abg; temperature effect

·     Diagnose intrathoracic airway obstruction

·     TPN hyperventilation, cause

·     Hepatic blood flow: anesth effects

·     Liver dysfunction; coagulation proteins

·     Skin necrosis during general anes: causes

·     Pheochromocytoma: rx

·     SIADH: mgmt

·     LMA: glossopharyngeal nerve injury

·     Venous return: body position

·     Obesity: pulmonary effects

·     Dibucaine number

·     Hypothermia: consequences

·     Postobstruct pulmonary edema: cause

·     Intern jug vein catheter: complications

·     Orthopedic surg: risk for air embolism

·     MRI: ECG complications

·     Respiratory physiology; spirometry

·     Sleep apnea: BIPAP

·     Venous return: prevention

·     Renal physiology: general anesthesia

·     Nerve toxins: emergency mgmt

·     Succinylcholine: contraindications

·     Carbon monoxide poison; mgmt

·     Airway assessment: obesity

·     Otolaryngologic anesthetisa

·     Otolaryngologic anesthetisa

·     Otolaryngologic anesthetisa

·     Intubation complications

·     TPN: complications

·     IV fluid tx

·     Living liver donor: pathophysiology

·     Periop oliguria/anuria: dx

·     Tourniquet: effects after deflation

·     Hyperkalemia rx in renal transplant

·     Hyperkalemia rx in renal transplant

·     PetCO2-PaCO2 gradient: causes

·     Opioid addiction: sx

·     Mediastical mass: airway mgmt

·     Atelectasis: prevention

·     Prerenal oliguria: lab evaluation

·     Neostigmine: pharmacokinetics

·     Fenoldopam: pharmacology

·     PVV: effects on renal function

·     TURP: complications

·     Preoperative thyroid function assessment

·     Starvation: hepatic function

·     Pseudocholineasterase defic: anesth consid

·     TRALI: rx

·     CAD: cardiac rhythm

·     Diabetic autonomic neuropathy: signs

·     Effect of surg stimul on EEG

·     Laser safety, fire prevention

·     HOCM: halothane mgmt

 

 

CARDIOVASCULAR (37 ITEMS)

 

·     AHA/ACC guidelines: risk factors

·     Maternal cardioversion: fetal effect

·     Periop glucose control: outcome

·     TEE LV regional wall motion

·     Tetralogy of Fallot: resp function

·     Wall motion abnormalities: TEE views

·     Diastolic dysfunction: dx

·     Introap myocard ischemia: rx

·     Milrinone: indications

·     Preop eval: Amer Coll Card guidelines

·     TEE: normal anatomy

·     Vasodilators: pharmacology

·     AICD: preventing intraoperative firing

·     B-type natriuretic peptide: circ effects

·     Diastolic function curves: interpretation

·     Myocardial infarctions: RX

·     Pressors and preload

·     Relationship of PCWP to LVEDP

·     Aortic stenosis: hypotension rx

·     PetCO2: causes for decrease

·     Pulmonary hypertension: causes

·     Venous O2 sat during CPB: interp

·     CPB hypotension: causes

·     Inaccuracies of card output meas

·     WPW: dysrhythmias

·     Effect of preload in CHF

·     Conditions causing increased SvO2

·     CVP trace: interpretation

·     Isoflurane and beta blockers; cardiac effects

·     Protamine side effects

·     Pulmonary hypertension: DDX

·     AV block: ID coronary artery

·     Cardiac cycle

·     Tetralogy of Fallot: hypercyanosis

·     Patent foramen ovale: dx

·     Geriatric anesth: cardiac changes

·     Myocardial ischemia: dx

·     Myocardia oxygen supply

·     Cardiac tamponade: anesthetic mgmt

·     Acid-base management

·     HOCM: halothane mgmt

·     Diastolic dysfunction: rx

·     HIT + CABG: anticoagul

·     Periop risk reduction: beta-blockers

·     Ventricular tachycardia, torsades: dx

 

 

HEMATOLOGY (13 ITEMS)

 

·     Anemia: compensatory mechanisms

·     Clopidogrel: mech of action

·     Von Willebrand pregnancy: mgmt

·     Citrate intoxication

·     Coagulopathy in transfusions

·     Transfusion: blood-borne infections

·     Antiphospholipid syndrome

·     Anticoagulant effects on INR

·     Perioperative antiplatelet drugs

·     Autotransfusion: complications

·     Immune extravasc transfusion reaction

·     Epidurals and anticoagulation: tx

·     TRALI: dx

·     Transfusions: type-specific blood

·     Transfusions: type–specific components

·     Transfusions: complications

 

MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS, AND COMPUTER (8 ITEMS)

 

·     Statistical difference: interp

·     Statistics: statistical significance

·     Statistics: standard deviation

·     Statistics: type I vs type II error

·     Statistics: power analysis

·     SE VS SD

·     Statistics: chi-square

·     Statistics: analysis of variance

·     Computer: components

·     SE vs SD

·     Statistics: type I vs type II error

·     Statistics: chi-square

·     Statistics: statistical significance

·     Statistical difference: interp

·     Statistics: analysis of variance

·     Statistics: standard deviation

 

NEUROLOGIC (16 ITEMS)

 

·     Anesth effects: cerebral perfusion

·     Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome: dx

·     Intracranial pressure: rx

·     Respiratory control: anatomy

·     Cerebral blood flow, anesth vent effects

·     Intracranial compliance: measurement

·     Pituitary resection: intraop steroid rx

·     Isoflurane: effects

·     Diabetes insipidus: rx

·     Impaired vent response to hypoxia

·     Spinal cord blood flow: determinants

·     Postoperative vision loss

·     Venous return: body position

·     Brain death: dx

·     Intracranial pressure: rx

·     Intracranial pressure: rx

·     CNS trauma: systemic effects

·     Diabetes insipidus: rx

 

OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY (12 ITEMS)

 

·     Fetal free drug and protein binding

·     Non-OB surgery during pregnancy

·     Maternal cardioversion: fetal effect

·     Acid-base homeostasis in pregnancy

·     Lung volumes in pregnancy

·     Bupivacaine: placental transfer

·     Epidural hematoma: mgmt

·     Tocolytic therapy; complications

·     Analgesia for second stage labor

·     MgSO4: cardiac effects

·     Local anesthetic toxicity: signs

·     Maternal pharmacology: oxytocic drugs

·     Maternal physiology/hematology

·     Prolonged labor: causes

·     Essential htn: pregnancy

·     Twin to twin transfusion: rx

·     Retained placenta: rx

·     Preeclampsia: pathophysiology

 

 

PAIN (19 ITEMS)

 

·     Allodynia: signs & symptoms

·     Hyperalgesia: definition

·     Post-thoracotomy pain: mgmt

·     Celiac plexus block complications

·     Lumbar sympathetic block: effects

·     Epidural clonidine: complications

·     Neuropathic pain: mgmt

·     CRPS: dx

·     Postherpetic neuralgia: dx

·     Sympathetic cardiac innervation

·     Postherpetic neuralgia: location

·     Cancer pain: rx

·     Cancer pain: ASA Practice Guidelines

·     CRPS type II: nerve block

·     Lumbar spine MRI: interpretation/mgmt

·     CRPS II: dx

·     Myofascial pain syndrome: dx

·     Gabapentin: side effects

·     Codeine: pharmacogenetics

·     Neuropathic pain: mgmt

·     Stellate ganglion blk; effects

 

PEDIATRICS (20 ITEMS)

 

·     Assessment: blood volume in child under anesth

·     Hiatal hernia in infants: comps, mgmt

·     PDA ligation: circulatory effects

·     Tracheoesophagcal fistula: airway

·     Caudal analgesia: anatomical landmarks

·     MH dantrolene; repeat dose indication

·     Tetralogy of fallot: resp function

·     Child vs adult volatile gas induct

·     Newborn emerg: chest tube tx

·     Transitional circulation: eff on SpO2

·     Neonatal surgical emergencies

·     Estimate blood volume in infants

·     Neonatal resuscitation

·     Tetralogy of fallot: hypercyanosis

·     Persistent fetal circ: dx

·     Resuscitation of newborn: techniques of resuscitation

·     Pulmonary atresia: tx

·     URI, ped: periop comnplications

·     Otolaryngologic anesthesia

·     Retinopathy of prematurity: PAO2

·     Apnea: infant, prematurity

·     Dehydration in infant: rx

·     Epiglottitis: dx and rx

 

 

PHARMACOLOGY (50 ITEMS)

 

·     Anesth effects: cerebral persfusion

·     Esmolol metabolism

·     Mechanism of fade with neuromuscular block

·     Mivacurium: drug-induced prolongation

·     Obesity: effect on IV lipophilic drugs

·     Vasopressin: effect on vascular beds

·     Desflurane: adverse CV effects

·     IV opioids: pharmacokinetics

·     Milrinone: indications

·     Neostig reversal of nmr: mechanism

·     Vasodilators: pharmacology

·     Acute hyperkalemia: mgmt

·     Asthma, airway: pharmacologic mgmt

·     B-type natriuretic peptide: circ effects

·     Diastolic dysfunction: rx

·     Isoflurane & ventilation

·     Anesth effects: cerebral perfusion

·     Asthma: rx

·     Clopidogrel: mech of action

·     Dexmedetomidine: cardiovascular effects

·     Inhalation agent: uptake & delivery

·     Isoflurane: effects

·     Midazolam: pharmacodynamics

·     Maternal pharmacology: oxytocic drugs

·     Meperidine toxicity

·     Anticoagulant effects on INR

·     Perioperative antiplatelet drugs

·     Nerve toxins: emergency mgmt

·     Succinylcholine: contraindications

·     Nitric oxide: effects on hemodynamics

·     Diuretics: electrolyte abnormalities

·     Glucagon: cAMP

·     Droperidol: adverse effects

·     Codeine: pharmacogenetics

·     HIT + CABG: anticoagul

·     Neostigmine: Pharmacokinetics

·     Pseudocholinesterase defic: anesth consid

·     Periop risk reduction: beta-blockers

·     Ventricular tachycardia, torsades: dx

·     Bronchodilator: site of action

·     Effect of surg stimul on EEG

 

PHYSICS EQUIPMENT (17 ITEMS)

 

·     Calculate N2O in tank

·     Common gas outlet check valve

·     Flowmeter: rotameter; laminar turbulence, Reynold’s number

·     Laminar flow and Poiseuille equation

·     PIP change during anesth: causes

·     Choice of endotracheal tube

·     Doppler ultrasonography: principles

·     Ischem changes: intraop ecg settings

·     Mgmt insp value failure

·     Circle system components

·     Inaccuracies of card output meas

·     Desflurane; CO production

·     Abg: temperature effect

·     Calculate N2O in tank

·     N2O cylinder weight change

·     Laminar flow and Poiseuille equation

·     Waste gas scavenging

·     Choice of endotracheal tube

·     Choice of endotracheal tube

·     Flowmeter: rotameter; laminar turbulence, Reynold’s number

·     Anesth ventilator and fresh gas flow

·     Efficiency of Mapleson circuits

 

·     PHYSIOLOGY (38 ITEMS)

 

·     Amiodarone: pulmonary effects

·     ARDS: characteristics

·     Diastolic dysfunction: dx

·     Increased A-aCO2: causes

·     Resp biochemistry: buffer systems

·     Total dead space; calc

·     Volume-targeted ventil: complications

·     Anemia: compensatory mechanisms

·     Central control of ventilation

·     Hypoxemia with one lung anesthesia

·     Preoxygenation detection

·     Respiratory control: anatomy

·     Venous admixture: detection

·     Acid-base homeostasis in pregnancy

·     Aortic stenosis: hypotension rx

·     Lung volumes in pregnancy

·     Carbon monoxide poisoning: HBO mgmt

·     Child vs adult volatile gas induct

·     Sympathetic cardiac innervatin

·     Flow volume loops: interpretation

·     Surg stress; neurohumoral response

·     Hypotension during SAB; mech

·     Baroreceptor dysfunction & aging

·     Respiratory acidosis: compensation

·     Anatomic dead space: manipulation

·     Effect of preload in CHF

·     Conditions causing increased SvO2

·     CVP trace: interpretation

·     Hepatic blood flow: anesth effects

·     Flow volume loop: interpretation

·     ADH release: triggers

·     Carbon dioxide: transport

·     Cardiac cycle

·     Maternal physiology/hematology

·     Respiraotry physiology: spirometry

·     PA-aO2

·     V/Q: effects of positioning

·     Inspiratory reserve vol: definition

·     Mixed SvO2 decrease: causes

·     Myocardial oxygen supply

·     Apnea: infant, prematurity

·     Starvation: hepatic function

·     Stellate ganglion blk; effects

 

REGIONAL ANESTHESIA (23 ITEMS)

 

·     Caudal analgesia: anatomical landmarks

·     Hand surg: regional anesth

·     Lumbar plexus blk: anatomy

·     Ophthalmic anesthesia: complications

·     Post-thoracotomy pain: mgmt

·     Femoral n block: peroneal n injury

·     Local anesthetics: contraindications

·     Methemoglobinemia dx; benzocaine

·     Popliteal fossa bl: innervation

·     Spinal anes: transient neuro effects

·     Agents causing transient neurologic symptoms

·     Epidural anesthesia: complications

·     Interscalene block: complications

·     Epidural anesth: hypothermia

·     Local anesthetics: onset of action

·     Musculocutaneous nerve block: anatomy

·     Upper extreme tourniquet pain

·     Epidrual hematoma: mgmt

·     Hypotension during SAB; mech

·     Analgesia for second stage labor

·     Axillary nerve block: anatomy

·     Opioids: local anesthetic action

·     Local anesthetic toxicity: signs

·     Lumbar sinal cord: anatomy

·     Lumbar spine MRI: interpretation/mgmt

·     Lat fem cutan nerve bl: anat landmark

·     Epidurals and anticoagulation: tx

 

 

RESPIRATORY (45 ITEMS)

 

·     ARDS: characteristics

·     Central control of ventilation

·     Mechanical vent: peak airway pressure

·     PEEP in respiratory failure

·     Total dead space; calc

·     Volume-targeted ventil: complications

·     Atelectasis: anesthesia-induced

·     Hypoxemia with one lung anesthesia

·     Mediastinal mass: eval/mgmt

·     Resp biochemistry: buffer systems

·     Venous admixture: detection

·     Asthma, airway: pharmacologic mgmt

·     Carbon monoxide poisoning: HBO mgmt

·     Chronic obstructive lung disease

·     Mediastinal mass: eval/mgmt

·     Neurologic risk after CPB surgery

·     Obesity: pulmonary effects

·     Asthma: rx

·     Gastric aspiration: rx

·     Mixed venous SVO2 sat: influences

·     Newborn emerg: chest tube tx

·     PFTs in advanced COPD

·     FRC: positional effects

·     Vent parameters for asthmatic

·     Flow volume loops: interpretation

·     One lung vent: mgmt of art O2

·     Respiratory acidosis: compensation

·     Anatomic dead space: manipulation

·     Diagnose intrathoracic airway obstruction

·     Smoking cessation

·     Flow volume loop: interpretation

·     Cancer pain: ASA Practice guidelines

·     Postobstruct pulmonary edema: cause

·     COPD: bronchodilator rx

·     Carbon dioxide: transport

·     Respiratory physiology: spirometry

·     Respiratory physiology; spirometry

·     Sleep apnea: BiPAP

·     PA-aO2

·     V/Q: effects of positioning

·     Nitric oxide: effects on hemodynamics

·     COPD: spirometry

·     Bronchopleural fistula: dx

·     PetCO2-PaCO2 gradient: causes

·     Atelectasis: prevention

·     TRALI: rx

·     O2 dissociation: abnormal Hb

·     Determinants of O2 delivery