Iran Anesthesiology Specialty Board Exam case studies
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The Iranian specialty board examination in anesthesiology (بورد تخصصی بیهوشی) is the national certifying assessment that physicians must pass to practise as specialist anesthesiologists in Iran. It is aimed at residents who have completed their anesthesiology training programme at an accredited university and at graduates preparing for the certification cycle. The Iran Anesthesiology Specialty Board Exam case studies are 5 cases and about 3,497 words.
1Collapse After Rocuronium and Cefazolin: Anaphylaxis Under General Anesthesia
A 42-year-old woman (BMI 32, no known allergies) is undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy under general anesthesia. After preoxygenation, fentanyl 100 µg, propofol 180 mg, and rocuronium 50 mg, the trachea is intubated easily.
802 words, about 4 min2Severe Aortic Stenosis and Hip Fracture: Choosing Anesthesia for a Fixed-Output Heart
An 84-year-old man is scheduled for cemented hemiarthroplasty of a displaced femoral neck fracture after a fall at home. He lives independently and has had two falls in the past month, one with transient loss of consciousness.
741 words, about 4 min3Preeclampsia With Rapidly Falling Platelets: Neuraxial or General Anesthesia?
A 34-year-old woman, G2P1, at 34+2 weeks' gestation is admitted with a blood pressure of 168/112 mmHg, severe headache, and visual scotomata. She is on a magnesium sulfate infusion at 2 g/h.
699 words, about 3 min4Post-Thyroidectomy Neck Hematoma: Awake Airway or Immediate Decompression?
A 45-year-old woman underwent total thyroidectomy for a multinodular goiter and is now 18 hours postoperatively on the surgical ward. She has progressive neck swelling, a muffled voice, and inspiratory stridor that has worsened over 30 minutes.
626 words, about 3 min5Low FiO2 With a Normal Pipeline Pressure: A Suspected Medical Gas Cross-Connection
During a laparoscopic nephrectomy in a 61-year-old man, the oxygen analyzer on the anesthesia machine reads 21% while the FiO2 is set to 0.50. SpO2 has fallen from 99% to 89% over 10 minutes, EtCO2 is 36 mmHg, peak airway pressure is 28 cmH2O, and the patient is hemodynamically stable.
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