ABA APPLIED Exam study plan
ABA APPLIED Exam · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 8 hours per week
Anesthesiology
Map the Anesthesiology domain blueprint into a weighted topic list
Build a spaced-repetition deck seeded with core anesthetic pharmacology facts
Explain the pharmacokinetics of IV induction agents aloud from memory
Solve 40 mixed Anesthesiology practice items and log every miss by cause
Your checkpoint
One-page weighted Anesthesiology topic map plus a tagged error log of 40 practice items
Anesthesiology
Compare inhalational agent properties using a self-drawn MAC and solubility table
Trace the pathway of oxygen delivery from pipeline to patient circuit
List machine-check and pre-induction safety steps in correct sequence
Interpret 15 arterial blood gas scenarios and justify each interpretation
Your checkpoint
Completed inhalational agent comparison table with 15 worked ABG interpretations
Anesthesiology
Rehearse a structured airway algorithm for difficult mask ventilation and intubation
Differentiate depolarizing versus nondepolarizing muscle relaxant management
Outline regional anesthesia techniques with dermatome coverage and key risks
Score at least 70 percent on a 50-item Anesthesiology set
Your checkpoint
Timed 50-item practice test with a written review of every incorrect response
Anesthesiology & Subspecialty content
Summarize fluid, transfusion, and coagulation management principles
Draft a one-page crisis checklist for malignant hyperthermia and local anesthetic toxicity
Skim the Subspecialty blueprint and rank topics by personal weakness
Complete 30 Subspecialty items to establish a baseline score
Your checkpoint
Crisis checklist card plus a ranked Subspecialty weakness list from a 30-item baseline
Subspecialty content
Explain anesthetic considerations for cardiac and thoracic procedures
Describe anesthetic implications of major endocrine and renal disease
Compare anesthetic plans for obstetric, pediatric, and geriatric patients
Teach one Subspecialty topic back in a recorded 5-minute explainer
Your checkpoint
Recorded 5-minute teach-back plus comparison notes for at least four subspecialty populations
Subspecialty content
Outline neuroanesthesia and trauma anesthesia priorities
Differentiate postoperative complications by timing and system
Apply monitoring and depth-of-anesthesia decisions to 20 scenario stems
Score at least 75 percent on a 50-item Subspecialty set
Your checkpoint
Timed 50-item Subspecialty test with a corrected rationale written for each miss
Anesthesiology & Subspecialty content
Run two full-length mixed practice exams under test-day timing
Categorize every remaining error by domain and cognitive cause
Re-drill all missed flashcards and flagged items to at least 90 percent recall
Condense both domains into a single high-yield review sheet
Your checkpoint
Two completed full-length practice exams with a consolidated error taxonomy and one-page review sheet
Anesthesiology & Subspecialty content
Recite the one-page review sheet from memory
Complete 60 rapid-fire mixed items at 90 percent or better
Simulate test-day logistics including breaks and pacing
Finalize a pre-exam confidence checklist of last-look facts
Your checkpoint
Final 60-item rapid-fire score report plus a completed test-day logistics plan
Milestones
Week 2: Anesthesiology topic map and inhalational agent table complete; at least 60 percent on a 25-item Anesthesiology quiz
Week 4: At least 70 percent on a timed 50-item Anesthesiology set and a Subspecialty baseline established
Week 6: At least 75 percent on a timed 50-item Subspecialty set with all misses rationalized
Week 8: At least 90 percent on 60 rapid-fire mixed items and review sheet recited from memory