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quick and dirty in-training prep
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Little late to get started. You probably only have time to go through a small text like Anesthesia Secrets and possibly a small test book.
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How do scores on the AKT affect you during residency? Do they throw people out for poor scores, and do they allow you to advance to more interesting cases based on them?
uses the AKT as a guide. The program director will look at our AKTs and give us advice/complements based on the scores. If you don't do well after the 2nd AKT I am sure you will be just told to study more. Cases are not based on the test scores as far as I can tell, but the attendings can tell who is ready to take on tougher cases based on your performance in the OR.
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okay for starters... who ever recommended nurse anesthesia textbooks for the ABA in-service exam is smoking crack or hasn't actually taken the exam.
The exam covers a lot of topics: general anesthesia, ICU care, peri-op care, pain management, regional blocks, and will touch on far off topics like pediatric cardiac anesth and other stuff....
The best way to prepare for this exam is to not worry about it... Your score is inconsequential, as you are being compared to other people at your level taking the test. The test only matters when you take it for real at the end of your 4th year... But if you want to take it and not feel like a stranger in a strange land, read through Baby Miller... Another good prep book is Faust's Review.
The exam covers a lot of topics: general anesthesia, ICU care, peri-op care, pain management, regional blocks, and will touch on far off topics like pediatric cardiac anesth and other stuff....
The best way to prepare for this exam is to not worry about it... Your score is inconsequential, as you are being compared to other people at your level taking the test. The test only matters when you take it for real at the end of your 4th year... But if you want to take it and not feel like a stranger in a strange land, read through Baby Miller... Another good prep book is Faust's Review.
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" Your score is inconsequential, as you are being compared to other people at your level taking the test."
At my school, the people were definitely stratified based on their first AKT. May not be fair, but it was well-known who scored what and early opinions are hard to reformulate.
At my school, the people were definitely stratified based on their first AKT. May not be fair, but it was well-known who scored what and early opinions are hard to reformulate.
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Is the AKA the same thing as the in training exam? can anyone shed any light? anyone who has taken it ; could you give an example of the style of question that is asked.thanx :
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No the AKA is not the same as the in training exam - An AKA is an amputation. 😀
The AKT is a separate exam that can be given multiple times during your residency to assess your level of knowledge. I believe there are AKT 1, 6, 18, and 24 correlating to the number of months into your clinical anesthesia training. Questions are usually straight forward multiple choice ("Which of the following volatile agents produces the greatest depression in cardiac function?, etc.).
The AKT is a separate exam that can be given multiple times during your residency to assess your level of knowledge. I believe there are AKT 1, 6, 18, and 24 correlating to the number of months into your clinical anesthesia training. Questions are usually straight forward multiple choice ("Which of the following volatile agents produces the greatest depression in cardiac function?, etc.).
