Adult cardiac anesthesia board exam

[Maloose]

Anyone knows what source to use to study for the adult cardiac anesthesia board (ACA) exam, other than following the outline posted on the ABA website?
The outline is fairly extensive and broad.
Anyone interested in creating a study group to share outline content and questions?
Thanks.

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[PMPMD]

Anyone knows what source to use to study for the adult cardiac anesthesia board (ACA) exam, other than following the outline posted on the ABA website?
The outline is fairly extensive and broad.
Anyone interested in creating a study group to share outline content and questions?
Thanks.

I’ve read Hensley a couple times. And yes to study group.

 

[deleted545787]

pass on the true learn question bank and do the SCA university course instead. true learn is not a good exam prep for it.

Heavy thoracoabdominal aneurysm and spinal drain management
heavy LVAD management
heavy pHTN/HF management

 

[Twiggidy]

Oohh buddy……felt more like vascular surgery anesthesia exam

And despite what they tell you there is Echo on the exam.

 

[Twiggidy]

And there was definitely one singular question that came out of left field and I audibly asked if I was being punk’d

 

[partydoc]

I thought it was a lot of icu management

I used the SCA bank

 

[deleted545787]

Oohh buddy……felt more like vascular surgery anesthesia exam

And despite what they tell you there is Echo on the exam.

100% lmao

 

[teacher2md]

Questions about DEI initiatives mixed in with LVAD management…lol

 

[Twiggidy]

Questions about DEI initiatives mixed in with LVAD management…lol

In my book that was a gimme (sure I’m biaed) but how about the random. OB question?

 

[Remxed]

I'm glad I took it last year when it was offered the first time and I was still relatively fresh out of fellowhsip. I definitely wouldn't have passed this year after one year in practice..

 

[psychbender]

Any questions about chewing weird leaves this year?

 

[DrN2O]

pass on the true learn question bank and do the SCA university course instead. true learn is not a good exam prep for it.

Heavy thoracoabdominal aneurysm and spinal drain management
heavy LVAD management
heavy pHTN/HF management

I'm glad I took it last year when it was offered the first time and I was still relatively fresh out of fellowhsip. I definitely wouldn't have passed this year after one year in practice..

The test is quite clinical. I've found the SCA course to be more basic science than practical, but it's free for most of us so no harm. I would think having a few years of real world management of cardiac patients would only help. OTOH, can't blame anyone for taking it right after fellowship. Hopefully this is the last standardized test I will have to take now that everything is moving towards MOCA.