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Phase 2 / 5 — Anesthetic Plan

Mrs. Chen is 72, severe mitral stenosis, resting gradient 18 mmHg — scheduled for elective hip arthroplasty. What's your induction strategy?

Slow, controlled induction — etomidate for hemodynamic stability, avoiding tachycardia to preserve diastolic filling time...

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54 cases. 5 phases. 100 points. Pass at 70.

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Laparoscopic Appendectomy

Morbid Obesity · Full Stomach

Maria R., 45F — ⚠ Full Stomach — Last meal 2h ago. Walk into the OR cold and see what the examiner asks first.

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ABA SOE format

Cases follow the Standardized Oral Examination structure published by the American Board of Anesthesiology.

2023 ABA Content Outline

Every case is cross-referenced to the ABA Initial Certification Content Outline — BASIC, ADVANCED and APPLIED.

Peer-reviewed sources

Written from Miller's, Barash, Chestnut, Coté & Lerman, the ASA Difficult Airway Algorithm, MHAUS and the ACC/AHA Perioperative Guidelines.

Scoring record

PASS = ≥70 AND NO MISSED CRITICAL ACTION

Pre-op

20pts

Planning

25pts

Intra-op

25pts

Crisis

20pts

Emergence

10pts

The ABA examines in 4 phases; we grade in 5 so the feedback lands on something you can actually fix. Same 100 points, finer resolution. See how they map.

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