Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
We make anesthesia for children safer

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{“questions”:{“ixxn8”:{“id”:”ixxn8″,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”Which of the following patient histories MOST likely indicates a need for perioperative infective endocarditis prophylaxis in a 4-year-old patient undergoing tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy?”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“9s0b0”:{“id”:”9s0b0″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tVSD patch repair at 1 year of age”},”rhq9x”:{“id”:”rhq9x”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tRheumatic heart disease at 2 years of age”},”c7e4k”:{“id”:”c7e4k”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tHeart transplant with normal valve function at 2 years of age”},”vwyw6″:{“id”:”vwyw6″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tProsthetic mitral valve replacement at 1 year of age”,”isCorrect”:”1″}}}},”results”:{“afyog”:{“id”:”afyog”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Week-134-Endocarditis-Prophylaxis.pdf”}}}

{“questions”:{“vxhta”:{“id”:”vxhta”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 3-year-old patient with Morquio syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis type IV) and severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) presents for tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy. Which of the following is true regarding airway management? “,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“m443o”:{“id”:”m443o”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tManual in-line stabilization of the neck is necessary during intubation”,”isCorrect”:”1″},”3wtmm”:{“id”:”3wtmm”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tTracheal distortion precludes the use of supraglottic airways in this population”},”5qy7a”:{“id”:”5qy7a”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tAdministering rocuronium prior to direct laryngoscopy facilitates intubation”},”opkll”:{“id”:”opkll”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tAirway management becomes less difficult as the child ages “}}}},”results”:{“ff8zj”:{“id”:”ff8zj”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Week-133-Mucopolysaccharidosis.pdf”}}}

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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”}}}