Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
We make anesthesia for children safer

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{“questions”:{“ni18n”:{“id”:”ni18n”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 6-year-old male arrives in the pediatric Emergency Department following a trampoline accident with suspected spinal cord injury (SCI). Which of the following should be included in the perioperative anesthetic management of this patient? “,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“skdcv”:{“id”:”skdcv”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tRemove cervical collar if CT scan is negative”},”34ufd”:{“id”:”34ufd”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tAdminister steroids “},”jb6co”:{“id”:”jb6co”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tInduce mild hypothermia “},”36cju”:{“id”:”36cju”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tMaintain mean arterial pressures (MAP) above baseline “,”isCorrect”:”1″}}}},”results”:{“dg42q”:{“id”:”dg42q”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Week-245-Spinal-Cord-Injury.pdf”}}}

{“questions”:{“fgefv”:{“id”:”fgefv”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 15 kg, 4-year-old girl presents for exploratory laparotomy for small bowel perforation. She is somnolent and her mother reports that she has been wetting herself even though she was previously potty-trained. Her labs include: glucose 350 mg\/dL, potassium 3 mg\/dL, bicarbonate 5 mEq\/L, and beta-hydroxybutyrate 4 mmol\/L. Administration of which of the following fluids is MOST appropriate? “,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“c3zm8”:{“id”:”c3zm8″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\t300mL bolus of 0.45% saline with dextrose “},”ue8sg”:{“id”:”ue8sg”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\t300mL bolus of 0.9% saline “,”isCorrect”:”1″},”i3f5y”:{“id”:”i3f5y”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\t500mL bolus of lactated ringers “},”purkq”:{“id”:”purkq”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\t500mL bolus of 5% albumin “}}}},”results”:{“dw5bk”:{“id”:”dw5bk”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Week-244-Perioperative-Hyperglycemia.pdf”}}}

{“questions”:{“fq52t”:{“id”:”fq52t”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”An otherwise healthy, term 4-week-old is diagnosed with pyloric stenosis. Electrolytes and fluids have been replenished over the previous 36 hours. Prior to the induction of anesthesia, an orogastric suction catheter is placed to remove gastric contents. The patient becomes bradycardic, and vital signs are HR 70 BPM, RR 34, SpO_{2<\/sub> 99%, and BP 60\/35 mmHg. What is the most appropriate initial step<\/em> in managing this patient?”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“993o0”:{“id”:”993o0″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A. Administer epinephrine intravenously.”},”wvxk8″:{“id”:”wvxk8″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B. Remove the triggering stimulus.”,”isCorrect”:”1″},”vwusc”:{“id”:”vwusc”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C. Intubate the neonate.”},”nqxnn”:{“id”:”nqxnn”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D. Begin chest compressions.”}}}},”results”:{“ckl59”:{“id”:”ckl59″,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Week-243-Autonomic-Nervous-System.pdf”}}}}

{“questions”:{“dujy9”:{“id”:”dujy9″,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 2-month-old, ex-26-week premature infant in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) requires regular heel sticks for laboratory studies. Administration of which of the following is the MOST appropriate treatment for these pain-generating procedures? “,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“qdsxe”:{“id”:”qdsxe”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tAcetaminophen”},”wxy3j”:{“id”:”wxy3j”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tOpiates”},”7f7qq”:{“id”:”7f7qq”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tOral 24% sucrose administration with non-nutritive suckling”,”isCorrect”:”1″},”nrnp8″:{“id”:”nrnp8″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tBenzodiazepines”}}}},”results”:{“aj6a8”:{“id”:”aj6a8″,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Week-242-Neonatal-Pain-Management-CORRECTED.pdf”}}}