ABA Study Guide 2026
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📋 ABA Exam Format at a Glance
📚 ABA Topics to Study (66)
✍️ Sample ABA Questions & Answers
1. A patient develops ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Which bundle element has the STRONGEST evidence for prevention?
Subglottic secretion drainage using specialized endotracheal tubes significantly reduces VAP incidence by preventing aspiration of oropharyngeal secretions.
2. Which of the following is a component of the 'Universal Protocol' established by The Joint Commission to prevent wrong-site surgery?
The Universal Protocol's three elements are pre-procedure verification, surgical site marking, and a 'time-out' immediately before the procedure; site marking is a core component.
3. Which federal agency is primarily responsible for enforcing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule?
The HHS Office for Civil Rights enforces the HIPAA Privacy and Security Rules and investigates complaints of violations.
4. A patient with a full stomach requires rapid sequence induction (RSI). The CORRECT sequence is:
RSI requires preoxygenation, induction agent (propofol or etomidate), succinylcholine or high-dose rocuronium, Sellick maneuver, and intubation without positive pressure ventilation.
5. Epidural analgesia for labor uses which nerve roots as the PRIMARY target for pain relief during the first stage of labor?
First-stage labor pain from uterine contractions and cervical dilation is transmitted via T10-L1 visceral afferents; second-stage pain also involves S2-S4.
6. The ultrasound-guided TAP (transversus abdominis plane) block targets the nerve plexus located between which two muscle layers?
The TAP block deposits local anesthetic in the fascial plane between the internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscles, blocking T10-L1 abdominal wall afferents.