Board Stiff Too: Preparing for the Anesthesia Orals (Paperback)

by Christopher J. Gallagher MD (Author), Steven E. Hill MD (Author), David A. Lubarsky MD MBA (Author) "Ten little Indian boys went out to dine; one choked his little self and then were nine..." (more)
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Product Description
*Ideal study guide for the anesthesia oral exams

*Unique and honest approach to braving the oral exams

*Practice exams use the same format as the real exams: clinical scenes are presented, followed by preop, intraop, and postop questions

From the Publisher
The Second Edition of this study guide is a must-have for every resident preparing to take the anesthesia oral examination. Based on information culled from scores of examinees, this portable workbook presents case scenarios and questions similar to those encountered on the oral boards. In addition, the authors provide helpful tips on how to best prepare for the exam. A brief review of the major subjects, such as difficult airway, trauma, and pain, that appear on the test is also provided. Since there is often no single correct answer to an anesthesiology question, the authors discuss how to formulate a rational decision that can be defended. Board Stiff is the ultimate resource for residents who want to pass the oral boards on their first attempt.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 390 pages
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 2 edition (October 20, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750671572
• ISBN-13: 978-0750671576
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #513,441 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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47 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Start !, December 10, 2005

By	Carlton K. Mcqueen - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I WAY over-studied for the Orals (passed Sept 2005). This book was almost the exact format I had in my 2 exams. Don't be fooled by the simplistic approach they offer, it really was how the test went.

"Would you give blood to this patient ?"

"Yes, I would"

"Why", etc.
NOT- Whats the MAC of enflurane in this Patient, and other minutia that some of the board review courses push.

I also STUDIED "Clinical Cases In Anesthesiology" by Reed-Fantastic!-not as over-detailed as Yao, though I read it (Yao) in residency.

A helpful tip might be to make flash-cards of scenarios, ex: Hypoxia, Hypotension, Things that can go wrong when transporting a patient from the ICU, etc. It definitely helped with the test and, frankly having committed them to cold memory for this test has made me a better doctor. Everyone can discuss the DDx for hypotension, but being able to effectively run through the list in a SICK patient is a different matter altogether. Done preaching, Good Luck!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the books you will need, September 22, 2008

By	pain doc (sacramento, ca usa) - See all my reviews

read this book for HOW to answer the questions then read yao and artusio's book for what questions are on the exam (talking oral boards here). make sure you do some practice oral exams. the testers are fair but they play by their own rules and if you do not know the rules you have no chance of passing. look at it this way - could you win at poker if you did not know the rules of poker? the exam is not a real test of your real world decision making because that would be impractical - it would then have to be like an ACLS mega-code. instead the examiners are going to put you through a test to see how you think. HOW YOU THINK. not what you think, *HOW*. learning how to think is actually not difficult. and once you have it down, the oral exam is easy. good luck and if it is any consolation i really do empathize.

5.0 out of 5 stars Must read for oral boards., April 14, 2009

By	Satoe Fisher - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The best oral board review book for a sense of the format and style of the actual oral boards. Combined with Yao, and Big Red, there will be no surprises on your test. There was not one thing on my oral, that I had not seen before, in one of these books.