Oral Boards
Case 35 · Crisis

Sickle Cell Disease

Avoid the triggers of sickling perioperatively.

7 key phrases across 2 phases
The case

A patient with sickle cell disease presents for cholecystectomy. You are planning to avoid a perioperative crisis.

2-phase oral exam

The examiner will give you one prompt at a time. Answer each out loud, then continue. We'll score the key phrases you said at the end.

Voice input needs Safari (iPhone) or Chrome/Edge — you can type your answers instead.