Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
We make anesthesia for children safer

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{“questions”:{“a1qfn”:{“id”:”a1qfn”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 15-year-old girl presents for outpatient surgery. She has an adult friend in the waiting area who will drive her home after surgery. The pre-operative nurse is concerned that there is no parent to represent the patient and asks who should sign the consent. The patient presents court documents stating she is an emancipated minor.”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“dzvvf”:{“id”:”dzvvf”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tThe patient is a minor and needs a parent or legal guardian to consent for her”},”aud6p”:{“id”:”aud6p”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tThe patient is emancipated, so she signs her own consent. “,”isCorrect”:”1″},”xbq8w”:{“id”:”xbq8w”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tThe patient is a minor, but because she is emancipated, her friend can consent for her. “},”k9gml”:{“id”:”k9gml”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tThe patient is emancipated, but for surgical care, she needs the consent of a parent or legal guardian. “}}}},”results”:{“tggne”:{“id”:”tggne”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Week-267-Emancipated-Minor.docx.pdf”}}}

{“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”}}}