Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
We make anesthesia for children safer

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{“questions”:{“n6uh5”:{“id”:”n6uh5″,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”Which of the following anesthetic regimens most negatively affects SSEPs?”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“vitgg”:{“id”:”vitgg”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tNitrous oxide at 0.4 MAC”},”v0e4s”:{“id”:”v0e4s”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tIsoflurane at 1.0 MAC”},”wspt3″:{“id”:”wspt3″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tKetamine and dexmedetomidine TIVA “},”iiyxq”:{“id”:”iiyxq”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tNitrous oxide (0.3 MAC) and Isoflurane (0.7 MAC) “,”isCorrect”:”1″}}}},”results”:{“yhf66”:{“id”:”yhf66″,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Week-266-Neuromonitoring-Anesthetic-Effects.docx.pdf”}}}

{“questions”:{“ldsui”:{“id”:”ldsui”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A Cormack-Lehane grade 3 view is obtained on a 4-year-old male with short thyromental distance. Which of the following anatomic conditions is the MOST likely cause for the obstructed view?”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“gxluf”:{“id”:”gxluf”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tAnterior laryngeal position”},”a49ds”:{“id”:”a49ds”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tInadequate mandibular space”,”isCorrect”:”1″},”w1ipa”:{“id”:”w1ipa”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tLimited neck extension”},”2dllu”:{“id”:”2dllu”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tMacroglossia”}}}},”results”:{“025ru”:{“id”:”025ru”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Week-265-Difficult-Airway-Short-Thyromental-Distance.docx.pdf\t”}}}

{“questions”:{“6jcc1”:{“id”:”6jcc1″,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 12-year-old obese female undergoing a laparoscopic cholecystectomy acutely develops tachycardia, hypotension, and a decreased end-tidal CO2 measurement after peritoneal insufflation in the reverse Trendelenburg position. Examination of the chest reveals subcutaneous crepitus, and bilateral breath sounds on auscultation. Which of the following is the NEXT BEST step in management? “,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“jqfw6”:{“id”:”jqfw6″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A. Decompress the chest with an intercostal needle”},”g6x82″:{“id”:”g6x82″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B. Intravenous fluid bolus “},”scnri”:{“id”:”scnri”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C. Desufflate the abdomen”,”isCorrect”:”1″},”imohg”:{“id”:”imohg”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D. Intravenous atropine bolus”}}}},”results”:{“4nclm”:{“id”:”4nclm”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Week-264-Laparoscopic-Surgery.docx.pdf”}}}

{“questions”:{“bued3”:{“id”:”bued3″,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”Which of the following MOST accurately describes a Level 5 ACGME Milestone score for a trainee? “,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“avp1v”:{“id”:”avp1v”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A. It is a necessary target value for graduation. “},”4fh8b”:{“id”:”4fh8b”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B. It permits independent unsupervised practice.”},”bigxi”:{“id”:”bigxi”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C. Is generally achieved during postgraduate fellowship training.”},”7srm4″:{“id”:”7srm4″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D. It is an aspirational score and unlikely for most trainees.”,”isCorrect”:”1″}}}},”results”:{“f1scf”:{“id”:”f1scf”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Week-263-ACGME-Milestones.docx.pdf”}}}