Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
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{“questions”:{“3bhf5”:{“id”:”3bhf5″,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”An 8-week-old ex-preterm male patient is scheduled for an inguinal hernia repair. His parents ask what impact general anesthesia will have on their child\u2019s developing brain. This is the patient\u2019s fourth general anesthesia exposure. Which of the following is MOST likely a risk factor for postoperative neurodevelopmental deficits with this patient?”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“vrmg8”:{“id”:”vrmg8″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tUse of propofol over sevoflurane”},”ljk1q”:{“id”:”ljk1q”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tMultiple anesthetic exposures”,”isCorrect”:”1″},”htx2p”:{“id”:”htx2p”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tMale gender “},”xizgx”:{“id”:”xizgx”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tAnesthetic duration”}}}},”results”:{“kkf5o”:{“id”:”kkf5o”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Week-144-Anesthesia-Related-Neurotoxicity.docx.pdf”}}}

{“questions”:{“ehoee”:{“id”:”ehoee”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”Which of the following anesthetic goals differentiates a mid-gestation fetal surgery from an EXIT (ex-utero intrapartum therapy) procedure? “,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“qr942”:{“id”:”qr942″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tMaintenance of adequate uteroplacental blood flow “},”ls56b”:{“id”:”ls56b”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tProfound uterine relaxation prior to hysterotomy “},”gfk71”:{“id”:”gfk71″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tContinuation of tocolysis post-operatively “,”isCorrect”:”1″},”kk3lu”:{“id”:”kk3lu”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tAvoidance of aortocaval compression”}}}},”results”:{“l5cfr”:{“id”:”l5cfr”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Week-143-Fetal-Surgery.pdf”}}}

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{“questions”:{“uoo4f”:{“id”:”uoo4f”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 2-month-old premature infant with post-extubation stridor refractory to other therapies is started on a helium-oxygen (Heliox) mixture. Which respiratory effect is MOST likely to occur as a result of this intervention? “,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“sedgb”:{“id”:”sedgb”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tIncreased inhaled gas viscosity “},”p6lsm”:{“id”:”p6lsm”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tReduction of inhaled gas density”,”isCorrect”:”1″},”927c1″:{“id”:”927c1″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tPredominance of non-laminar airflow”},”qdlab”:{“id”:”qdlab”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tImproved distal airway bronchodilation”}}}},”results”:{“fatxo”:{“id”:”fatxo”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Week-141-Heliox.pdf”}}}