CAA Study Guide 2026
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📚 CAA Topics to Study (17)
✍️ Sample CAA Questions & Answers
1. A 68-year-old patient with known GERD is scheduled for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Which preoperative medication is commonly given to reduce aspiration risk?
Metoclopramide accelerates gastric emptying and increases lower esophageal sphincter tone, while sodium citrate neutralizes gastric acid to reduce aspiration injury risk.
2. What is the primary goal of a preoperative beta-blocker continuation strategy in a chronic beta-blocker user presenting for major noncardiac surgery?
Abrupt beta-blocker withdrawal increases catecholamine surges, raising the risk of perioperative myocardial ischemia and dangerous arrhythmias in chronic users.
3. Which tool or methodology is most appropriate for analyzing anesthesia assistant principles outcomes?
Maintaining professional boundaries while building collaborative relationships is the correct approach because effective anesthesia assistant principles in the anesthesia assistant field requires adherence to professional standards, evidence-based practices, and systematic methodology. This approach ensures consistent, high-quality outcomes while maintaining professional accountability.
4. Which FDA-mandated checkout step requires occluding the patient port and confirming no pressure loss on the breathing system?
The low-pressure system leak test checks the integrity of the circuit from the flowmeters to the common gas outlet by occluding the patient port and squeezing the reservoir bag.
5. Which type of vaporizer is classified as a 'variable bypass' vaporizer?
The Datex-Ohmeda Tec 7 is a variable bypass vaporizer where a portion of fresh gas flow is diverted through the vaporizing chamber.
6. For a spinal anesthetic, hyperbaric bupivacaine is prepared by mixing bupivacaine with:
Hyperbaric bupivacaine is mixed with 8% dextrose, making it denser than CSF so it spreads dependent to patient positioning (e.g., toward the sacrum in a sitting patient).