Egyptian Board Anesthesia case studies
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The Egyptian Board of Anesthesia is a postgraduate specialty qualification for physicians who have completed basic anesthesia training and want a credential recognized for hospital appointments and consultant-level practice. Candidates are typically anesthesia residents near the end of training or specialists seeking formal board recognition. The Egyptian Board Anesthesia case studies are 5 cases and about 5,185 words.
1A 9 mm Trachea, a Substernal Goiter, and a Stridor That Worsens When Supine
A 62-year-old man (118 kg, BMI 41) is booked for total thyroidectomy for a 4.5 cm right-lobe mass extending into the mediastinum. He reports 5 months of progressive hoarseness and now has audible inspiratory stridor when he lies flat; he sleeps in a recliner.
958 words, about 5 min2Recent Drug-Eluting Stent on Ticagrelor Facing Acute Cholecystitis
A 74-year-old woman presents with 30 hours of right upper quadrant pain, fever 38.9°C, heart rate 108/min, and blood pressure 128/76 mmHg. Five weeks ago she had an NSTEMI and underwent PCI with a second-generation drug-eluting stent in the proximal LAD.
1,029 words, about 5 min3Severe Preeclampsia With a Platelet Count of 84,000 and a Category II Tracing
A 31-year-old primigravida at 34+2 weeks presents with a 3-day history of frontal headache and visual scintillations. Blood pressure is 178/112 mmHg on two readings, and she has 3+ proteinuria.
990 words, about 5 min4Pelvic Fracture, Class III Shock, and a Low Ionised Calcium
A 28-year-old motorcyclist is brought in after a high-speed collision. He is pale and agitated with a GCS of 14 (E3 V5 M6).
1,089 words, about 5 min5Severe COPD, a Shoulder Arthroscopy, and the Phrenic Nerve
A 66-year-old man with a 50 pack-year history and GOLD stage 3 COPD is scheduled for right shoulder arthroscopy and rotator cuff repair in the beach-chair position. Spirometry: FEV1 0.85 L (32% predicted), FVC 1.9 L, FEV1/FVC 0.45.
1,119 words, about 6 min