Egyptian Board Anesthesia study plan

Draw from memory the brachial plexus, lumbar plexus, and sacral plexus with nerve roots, and label the three cords of the brachial plexus and their terminal branches

Explain the Frank-Starling relationship, the pressure-volume loop of the left ventricle, and how volatile anesthetics and positive-pressure ventilation shift each

Compare the pharmacokinetics of propofol, thiopental, etomidate, and ketamine in a four-column table covering onset, context-sensitive half-time, and hemodynamic effect

Derive the delivered fraction of a volatile agent from fresh gas flow, vaporizer output, and circuit uptake, and solve three numerical problems on MAC and MAC-awake

Identify the components of the anesthesia machine (flowmeters, vaporizers, CO2 absorber, scavenging, ventilator bellows) and state the failure mode and safety interlock of each

Calculate ideal body weight, lean body weight, and adjusted body weight for three sample patients and explain which one should drive dosing of propofol, rocuronium, and remifentanil

Interpret a set of arterial blood gases (six examples) using a stepwise approach that identifies the primary disorder, compensation, and anion gap

Build a preoperative risk model from history, functional capacity (metabolic equivalents), Revised Cardiac Risk Index, and ASA physical status for four written vignettes

List the perioperative management of anticoagulants and antiplatelet drugs, including when to hold and when to bridge, using a written drug-by-procedure grid

Describe the physics of pulse oximetry, capnography, and invasive pressure transduction, including two sources of artifact for each

Construct a stepwise airway plan (mask ventilation, supraglottic device, direct laryngoscopy, videolaryngoscopy, front-of-neck access) for five written difficult-airway scenarios

Explain the mechanism, dose, onset, and duration of succinylcholine and rocuronium, and state the reversal strategy for each including sugammadex dosing

Perform a structured quantitative neuromuscular monitoring interpretation exercise (train-of-four count and ratio, post-tetanic count) on ten written traces

Describe the ventilation strategies for one-lung ventilation and for a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome, including tidal volume, positive end-expiratory pressure, and permissive hypercapnia targets

Outline the recognition and management of laryngospasm, bronchospasm, aspiration, and anaphylaxis under anesthesia in a written emergency algorithm

Map the surface anatomy and dermatomes for interscalene, supraclavicular, axillary, femoral, adductor canal, popliteal, and transversus abdominis plane blocks

State the local anesthetic maximum safe dose, onset, and duration for bupivacaine, ropivacaine, lidocaine, and lidocaine with epinephrine, and calculate cumulative dose limits for two written cases

Explain the diagnosis and treatment of local anesthetic systemic toxicity, including lipid emulsion dosing and the reason epinephrine is used in small boluses

Apply the adult cardiac arrest algorithm to three written perioperative arrest scenarios, naming reversible causes and the drugs with doses

Describe the primary and secondary survey, damage-control resuscitation principles, and massive transfusion ratios for a written trauma case

Explain the anesthetic implications of aortic cross-clamping and unclamping, cardiopulmonary bypass, and one-lung ventilation for thoracic surgery in a written comparison

Describe the anesthetic plan for a patient with increased intracranial pressure undergoing craniotomy, covering positioning, ventilation targets, and emergence

Outline the anesthetic management of pre-eclampsia, postpartum hemorrhage, and a nonobstetric procedure in pregnancy

Apply pediatric weight-based dosing, fluid maintenance (Holliday-Segar), and airway sizing (uncuffed and cuffed tube) to three written pediatric cases

Describe the anesthetic considerations for hip and knee arthroplasty, including neuraxial versus general anesthesia, blood conservation, and postoperative analgesia

Apply the sepsis bundle and vasopressor selection to two written intensive care cases, naming first-line and second-line agents with doses

Interpret a written ventilator waveform set and adjust settings for a patient with obstructive lung disease versus one with restrictive lung disease

Explain the diagnosis and management of acute kidney injury, including when to start renal replacement therapy, in a written case

Describe the pharmacology and titration of opioids, adjuvants (gabapentinoids, ketamine, duloxetine), and interventional options for neuropathic pain

Outline a palliative care approach to pain, dyspnea, and terminal agitation, including opioid conversion and the principle of double effect

Analyze three written adverse-event scenarios using a root-cause analysis framework and propose system-level fixes rather than individual blame

List the WHO surgical safety checklist steps and the critical elements of a pre-anesthesia checklist, and explain how each prevents harm

Apply the principles of informed consent, capacity assessment, and truth-telling to four written ethics vignettes

Describe medication safety practices for high-alert drugs in anesthesia, including labeling, double-check, and look-alike/sound-alike risks

Explain the reporting of critical incidents, the role of morbidity and mortality review, and the concept of a just culture

Complete a timed 120-question mixed mock examination and record the score by domain

Review every missed mock question and write a one-line correction for each error into a personal error log

Re-derive from memory the ten highest-yield formulas (ideal body weight, local anesthetic maximum dose, Holliday-Segar, oxygen delivery, shunt fraction, and similar) on a single sheet

Rehearse aloud the difficult-airway, cardiac arrest, and local anesthetic systemic toxicity algorithms in under three minutes each

Identify the two weakest domains from the mock and schedule a final targeted review of each before exam day