Arab Board Anesthesia Part 1 case studies
Arab Board Anesthesia Part 1 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Arab Board of Anesthesia and Intensive Care Part 1 is the written entry examination for the Arab Board Certificate in Anesthesiology. It is aimed at physicians who have completed their internship and are entering, or already enrolled in, a structured anesthesiology training programme, and it functions as a knowledge gate before the later clinical and oral components. The Arab Board Anesthesia Part 1 case studies are 5 cases and about 2,539 words.
1Post-induction hypotension in a patient on an SGLT2 inhibitor
A 64-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes (HbA1c 8.1%, eGFR 52 mL/min/1.73 m²) is scheduled for open cholecystectomy. Her medications include empagliflozin, metformin, ramipril, and atorvastatin.
572 words, about 3 min2Difficult airway in a patient with a fixed cervical spine and a full stomach
A 38-year-old man with ankylosing spondylitis and a known fixed flexion deformity of the cervical spine presents for emergency laparotomy for perforated viscus. He has a Mallampati 3 view, mouth opening 3 cm, thyromental distance 5 cm, and cannot extend his neck.
553 words, about 3 min3Neuraxial vs general anesthesia for hip fracture in a frail elderly patient on anticoagulation
An 86-year-old woman (weight 48 kg, frailty score 6) falls and sustains a displaced femoral neck fracture. She takes apixaban 5 mg twice daily for atrial fibrillation, last dose 14 hours ago.
479 words, about 2 min4Local anesthetic systemic toxicity during a brachial plexus block
A 45-year-old man (70 kg) undergoes an ultrasound-guided interscalene brachial plexus block for shoulder arthroscopy. The anesthetist uses 30 mL of 0.5% bupivacaine with 1:200,000 adrenaline.
475 words, about 2 min5Ventilator-associated pneumonia and weaning in a post-operative ICU patient
A 58-year-old man is day 6 in ICU after emergency laparotomy for a perforated sigmoid colon. He is sedated with propofol and fentanyl, ventilated via an endotracheal tube, and has a temperature of 38.9°C, white cell count 19 × 10⁹/L, and purulent secretions.
460 words, about 2 min