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ABA Critical Care Practice Questions - American Board of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Subspecialty Certification Exam

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Prepare with the ABA Critical Care Practice Questions - American Board of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Subspecialty Certification Exam practice quiz. This question bank includes 100 questions covering patient, shock, septic, acute, and ards. Use it to review important concepts, identify knowledge gaps, and build confidence for the related exam, course, or assessment.

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Question 1
A patient in the ICU has a cardiac index of 2.0 L/min/m2, CVP of 18 mmHg, SVR of 1800 dyn·s/cm5, and cool extremities. Which type of shock is most consistent with this hemodynamic profile?
Cardiogenic shock
Distributive (septic) shock
Hypovolemic shock
Neurogenic shock
Question 2
Which finding best distinguishes distributive shock from hypovolemic shock on bedside hemodynamic assessment?
Low systemic vascular resistance with warm extremities
Low CVP
Elevated lactate
Tachycardia
Question 3
According to the Surviving Sepsis Campaign 2021 1-hour bundle, which of the following is required for a patient with septic shock and lactate of 5 mmol/L?
30 mL/kg IV crystalloid plus broad-spectrum antibiotics within 1 hour
Immediate initiation of norepinephrine before fluid resuscitation
Central venous pressure target of 8-12 mmHg
Transfuse to hemoglobin >10 g/dL
Question 4
A patient with septic shock remains hypotensive (MAP 58 mmHg) on norepinephrine 0.5 mcg/kg/min. What is the next most appropriate step per SSC 2021?
Add vasopressin 0.03 U/min
Add phenylephrine 0.5 mcg/kg/min
Switch to dopamine
Add dobutamine
Question 5
A patient with septic shock on norepinephrine 0.6 mcg/kg/min and vasopressin 0.03 U/min remains hypotensive. When should hydrocortisone 200 mg/day be started per SSC 2021?
When norepinephrine ≥0.25 mcg/kg/min has been required for at least 4 hours
Only after a positive ACTH stimulation test
Routinely in all septic shock patients at diagnosis
Only if serum cortisol is <5 mcg/dL

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ABA Critical Care Practice Questions - American Board of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine Subspecialty Certification Exam

This practice set contains 100 questions from the matching question bank and focuses on patient, shock, septic, acute, and ards. Work through each question carefully, review the provided solutions, and revisit topics that need more study before your next attempt.

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