Iran Anesthesiology Specialty Board Exam study guide
Iran Anesthesiology Specialty Board Exam · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
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 study guide has 10 sections and about 2,423 words.
01Basic Sciences Relevant to Anesthesia
The basic-science domain is not an isolated physics paper; questions usually embed a clinical stem and ask for the principle that explains it. Expect airway and neuraxial anatomy, respiratory and cardiovascular physiology, pharmacokinetics and dynamics, and equipment physics.
305 words, about 2 min02Preoperative Assessment and Perioperative Risk Management
Preoperative assessment questions test risk stratification, not blanket testing. You must decide what changes management: airway, functional capacity, comorbidities, anticoagulation, fasting, and consent.
264 words, about 1 min03Anesthetic Techniques and Airway Management
Technique questions ask you to select and sequence: general anesthesia, supraglottic airway, intubation, spinal or epidural, peripheral block, or MAC, and to rescue a failed airway. Preoxygenate before apnea; oxygenate throughout.
247 words, about 1 min04Intraoperative Monitoring
Monitoring questions test waveform interpretation, limitations, and when advanced monitors change decisions. Minimum standards: ECG, SpO2, NIBP, capnography for intubation and general anesthesia, temperature for prolonged cases.
237 words, about 1 min05Hemodynamic and Fluid Management
This domain tests integration of preload, contractility, afterload, fluid choice, transfusion, and goal-directed therapy. Fluid responsiveness is not the same as hypovolemia.
249 words, about 1 min06Subspecialty Anesthesia
Subspecialty items test the one or two decisions that distinguish the case: OLV, CPB, ICP, obstetric airway, pediatric dosing, ambulatory discharge, and burn resuscitation. Cardiac: anticipate hemodynamic effects of induction, maintain coronary perfusion, and use TEE for valve and major cases.
280 words, about 1 min07Critical Care and Postoperative Care
Critical care and postoperative questions test recognition and rescue: respiratory failure, sepsis, delirium, pain, PONV, and ICU sedation. Postoperative hypoxemia: think atelectasis, opioid-induced hypoventilation, aspiration, PE, and fluid overload.
200 words, about 1 min08Anesthesia in Patients with Comorbid Disease and Special Populations
Comorbid disease questions test altered pharmacokinetics, perioperative risk, and drug interactions in cardiac, pulmonary, renal, hepatic, obese, elderly, and pregnant patients. Elderly: decreased MAC, reduced clearance, polypharmacy, frailty; titrate slowly.
222 words, about 1 min09Patient Safety, Quality Improvement, Ethics and Professionalism
Safety, quality, ethics, and professionalism questions test systems thinking, human factors, and communication-not just "be careful." The WHO surgical safety checklist reduces complications when used actively: sign in, time out, sign out. Medication errors: label syringes, separate look-alike and sound-alike drugs, use barcodes, and standard concentrations.
213 words, about 1 min10Emergencies, Resuscitation and Crisis Management in Anesthesia
Crisis questions test recognition and first-line treatment: ACLS, anaphylaxis, LAST, malignant hyperthermia, airway fire, and massive hemorrhage. ACLS: high-quality CPR, early defibrillation for VF/pVT, epinephrine 1 mg every 3-5 min, and treat reversible causes.
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