Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
We make anesthesia for children safer

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{“questions”:{“0p9wv”:{“id”:”0p9wv”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”To achieve the same level of sensory blockade, which of the following BEST describes the key differences in spinal anesthesia dosing in infants compared to adults? “,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“2iqj9”:{“id”:”2iqj9″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tInfants require a lower weight-based dose of local anesthetic and have a longer expected duration of action. “},”z7oks”:{“id”:”z7oks”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tInfants require a lower weight-based dose of local anesthetic and have a shorter expected duration of action. “},”uzcxc”:{“id”:”uzcxc”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tInfants require a higher weight-based dose of local anesthetic and have a longer expected duration of action. “},”ki5lb”:{“id”:”ki5lb”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tInfants require a higher weight-based dose of local anesthetic and have a shorter expected duration of action.”,”isCorrect”:”1″}}}},”results”:{“elhfr”:{“id”:”elhfr”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Week-131-Central-Neuraxial-Blockade.pdf”}}}

{“questions”:{“hglyh”:{“id”:”hglyh”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”Which of the following local anesthetics has properties that would MOST likely result in a slower onset of action but yield a long-lasting analgesic effect at lower concentrations? \r\n\r\n“,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“0jihk”:{“id”:”0jihk”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A. “},”cse7t”:{“id”:”cse7t”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B. “},”yyfz9”:{“id”:”yyfz9″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C. “,”isCorrect”:”1″},”nql5v”:{“id”:”nql5v”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D. “}}}},”results”:{“f95vm”:{“id”:”f95vm”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Week-130-Local-Anesthetic-Pharmacology.pdf”}}}

{“questions”:{“zumbt”:{“id”:”zumbt”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 2-month-old male born at 33 weeks gestation is recovering in the PACU following an uncomplicated circumcision. He becomes apneic and his heart rate decreases to 75 beats per minute with a blood pressure of 70\/40 mm Hg. What is the best next step in management? “,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“t4nhn”:{“id”:”t4nhn”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tAdminister chest compressions”},”7swgw”:{“id”:”7swgw”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tAdminister epinephrine”},”yuxww”:{“id”:”yuxww”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tAdminister atropine “},”44e5y”:{“id”:”44e5y”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tAdminister positive pressure ventilation”,”isCorrect”:”1″}}}},”results”:{“5ec53”:{“id”:”5ec53″,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/SPA-QOW-Posted-2-17-2023.pdf”}}}

{“questions”:{“dl3gh”:{“id”:”dl3gh”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 3-year-old male presents with a gun-shot wound to the abdomen. He has an ongoing coagulopathy, requiring the administration of a large volume of blood products. You send blood for rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM). Below are your results, notable for a FIBTEM test with a maximal clot firmness less than 5mm. \r\n\r\n \r\nFigure 1: ROTEM Tracings, adapted from Critical Care Now^{1<\/sup>\r\n\r\n\r\nWhat treatment is MOST appropriate to improve this patient\u2019s coagulopathy based on the ROTEM tracing?”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“ottij”:{“id”:”ottij”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tTranexamic acid”},”glwmy”:{“id”:”glwmy”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tFresh frozen plasma”},”5w47s”:{“id”:”5w47s”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tCryoprecipitate”,”isCorrect”:”1″},”8ph8h”:{“id”:”8ph8h”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tPlatelets”}}}},”results”:{“2zc9x”:{“id”:”2zc9x”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Week-128-Coagulopathy.pdf”}}}}