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{“questions”:{“n5xrv”:{“id”:”n5xrv”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 7-year-old female with known sickle cell disease undergoes and open splenectomy. On post-operative day #3, the patient is febrile, requires oxygen to maintain SpO2 >92%, and complains of chest discomfort. Which of the following complications are you MOST concerned about in this patient?”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“s2slb”:{“id”:”s2slb”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tPostoperative infection caused by encapsulated bacteria”},”cqwue”:{“id”:”cqwue”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tAspiration pneumonia”},”63mgn”:{“id”:”63mgn”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tAcute aplastic crisis”},”4smu4″:{“id”:”4smu4″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tAcute chest syndrome”,”isCorrect”:”1″}}}},”results”:{“jkaih”:{“id”:”jkaih”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Week-154-Sickle-Cell-Disease-Pathophysiology.pdf”}}}

{“questions”:{“2xawi”:{“id”:”2xawi”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A six-month-old male with multi-suture craniosynostosis presents for cranial vault remodeling and reconstruction. During craniectomy, the patient suddenly becomes hypotensive and hypoxemic, with an acute drop in end-tidal CO2. What is the NEXT BEST step in management?”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“n52h8”:{“id”:”n52h8″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tApply bone wax”},”yr7iw”:{“id”:”yr7iw”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tFlood the surgical field with saline”,”isCorrect”:”1″},”hz04k”:{“id”:”hz04k”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tApply defibrillator pads “},”ols07”:{“id”:”ols07″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tAspirate from the central venous catheter “}}}},”results”:{“iebfl”:{“id”:”iebfl”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Week-153-Craniosynostosis.pdf”}}}

{“questions”:{“kf4mz”:{“id”:”kf4mz”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A two-month-old male with no past medical history presents for unilateral cleft lip and alveolus repair. Which of the following has the HIGHEST endotracheal tube exchange rate following initial placement?”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“lykoy”:{“id”:”lykoy”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tTraditional cuffed ETT”},”xd0ts”:{“id”:”xd0ts”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tMicrocuff ETT”},”lfib1″:{“id”:”lfib1″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tUncuffed ETT”,”isCorrect”:”1″},”ipdtd”:{“id”:”ipdtd”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tOral RAE cuffed ETT”}}}},”results”:{“fx1vg”:{“id”:”fx1vg”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Week-152-Cuffed-Endotracheal-Tubes-in-Infants.pdf”}}}

{“questions”:{“oldgb”:{“id”:”oldgb”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 12-year-old male with a large anterior mediastinal mass is scheduled for mediastinoscopy and biopsy. He has a cough but is otherwise asymptomatic. Immediately after induction, his blood pressure and end-tidal CO2 fall. He has no palpable pulse. Which of the following MOST likely contributed to the patient\u2019s cardiac arrest?”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“hez81”:{“id”:”hez81″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A. Intravenous induction with propofol instead of inhalation induction with sevoflurane”},”ssomu”:{“id”:”ssomu”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B. Administration of rocuronium to a train of four (TOF) <0.70","isCorrect":"1"},"87uni":{"id":"87uni","image":"","imageId":"","title":"C. Positional change from supine to left lateral decubitus "},"gsz84":{"id":"gsz84","image":"","imageId":"","title":"D. Application of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)"}}}},"results":{"bwo35":{"id":"bwo35","title":"","image":"","imageId":"","min":"0","max":"1","desc":"","redirect_url":"https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Week-151-Mediastinal-Mass.pdf"}}}