Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
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{“questions”:{“i5nr2”:{“id”:”i5nr2″,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 10-week-old baby presents for an elective inguinal hernia repair. The patient was born at 39 weeks and is otherwise healthy. His preoperative vital signs include a heart rate of 155 beats per minute, blood pressure 70\/50, and respiratory rate 45. Which of the following is the MOST appropriate action?”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“r1u0j”:{“id”:”r1u0j”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tObtain intravenous access and begin volume resuscitation prior to induction.”},”ggymu”:{“id”:”ggymu”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tCancel the procedure to obtain a cardiac evaluation prior to surgery.”},”5otbb”:{“id”:”5otbb”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tObtain a chest x-ray prior to induction.”},”82puw”:{“id”:”82puw”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tProceed with the surgery without further work-up.”,”isCorrect”:”1″}}}},”results”:{“f7iwd”:{“id”:”f7iwd”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:” https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Week-251-Sinus-Tachycardia.pdf”}}}

{“questions”:{“si4c8”:{“id”:”si4c8″,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 6-month-old female with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) is scheduled for feminizing genitoplasty. Which of the following blood tests is MOST strongly indicated as a part of the preoperative assessment?”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“dljit”:{“id”:”dljit”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tPlatelet count”},”xxjmn”:{“id”:”xxjmn”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tSodium”,”isCorrect”:”1″},”g1h1r”:{“id”:”g1h1r”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tCalcium “},”16qb3”:{“id”:”16qb3″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tProlactin “}}}},”results”:{“feqom”:{“id”:”feqom”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Week-250-Congenital-Adrenal-Hyperplasia.pdf”}}}

{“questions”:{“pqst3”:{“id”:”pqst3″,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 1-day-old male with myelomeningocele presents for myelomeningocele repair. Upon induction, he develops an arrhythmia. What is the MOST LIKELY cause of his arrhythmia? “,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“ovqyw”:{“id”:”ovqyw”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tHigh parasympathetic tone”},”80t9o”:{“id”:”80t9o”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tElectrolyte abnormality”},”6can4″:{“id”:”6can4″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tBrainstem compression”,”isCorrect”:”1″},”bo77q”:{“id”:”bo77q”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tPosterior fossa enlargement”}}}},”results”:{“q384c”:{“id”:”q384c”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Week-249-Chiari-Malformation.pdf”}}}

{“questions”:{“3kr1u”:{“id”:”3kr1u”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 2-day-old neonate born at 38-weeks gestational age has persistent feeding intolerance and hypoxemia that does not improve when placed on oxygen by nasal cannula. Her oxygen saturation does improve with crying and with the placement of an oral airway. She also has small, malformed ears without earlobes. Which of the following conditions is MOST likely to be associated with her underlying diagnosis?”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“w81eo”:{“id”:”w81eo”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tHoloprosencephaly”},”9hepn”:{“id”:”9hepn”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tTetralogy of Fallot”,”isCorrect”:”1″},”5du03″:{“id”:”5du03″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tAnal atresia”},”6o2tq”:{“id”:”6o2tq”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tClubfoot”}}}},”results”:{“fhi59”:{“id”:”fhi59″,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Week-248-Choanal-Atresia.pdf”}}}