{“questions”:{“wsgyg”:{“id”:”wsgyg”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 7-year-old boy presents for an umbilical hernia repair. Past medical history includes epilepsy and a recent fungal infection for which he completed a course of ketoconazole. His parents request premedication to reduce separation anxiety. Oral midazolam is selected. Concomitant administration of which of the following will result in increased<\/em> midazolam metabolism?”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“l0ipz”:{“id”:”l0ipz”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tDiltiazem”},”583nw”:{“id”:”583nw”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tPhenytoin”,”isCorrect”:”1″},”qfwux”:{“id”:”qfwux”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tKetoconazole”},”o5m2z”:{“id”:”o5m2z”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tErythromycin”}}}},”results”:{“6h9be”:{“id”:”6h9be”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Week-53-Midazolam-CORRECTED.pdf”}}}
Question of the Week #52
{“questions”:{“22bff”:{“id”:”22bff”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 12-month-old male with facial asymmetry, mandibular hypoplasia, microtia and micropthalmia presents for elective inguinal hernia repair. What anesthetic considerations are MOST important for a patient with this syndrome?”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“x5hul”:{“id”:”x5hul”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tUse of total intravenous anesthesia due to increased risk for malignant hyperthermia”},”uzbdt”:{“id”:”uzbdt”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tAvoidance of neuraxial anesthesia due to underlying coagulopathy”},”nti17″:{“id”:”nti17″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tAnticipated difficult airway due to decreased neck extension”,”isCorrect”:”1″},”o8kdn”:{“id”:”o8kdn”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tUse of a smaller endotracheal tube due to tracheal stenosis”}}}},”results”:{“aya66”:{“id”:”aya66″,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Week-52-Difficult-Airway-Goldenhar-Syndrome.docx.pdf”}}}
Question of the Week #51
{“questions”:{“dsvng”:{“id”:”dsvng”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 10-year-old male undergoing an appendectomy develops a new erythematous rash, severe hypotension, and elevated peak airway pressures shortly after rapid sequence induction. Which of the following medications is the MOST appropriate immediate intravenous treatment?”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“k8p0s”:{“id”:”k8p0s”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tHydrocortisone 2 mg\/kg “},”sblfp”:{“id”:”sblfp”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tPhenylephrine 1 mcg\/kg “},”6na9m”:{“id”:”6na9m”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tEpinephrine 10 mcg\/kg “,”isCorrect”:”1″},”z73xa”:{“id”:”z73xa”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tDiphenhydramine 1 mg\/kg “}}}},”results”:{“feadi”:{“id”:”feadi”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Week-51-Anaphylaxis.pdf”}}}
Question of the Week #50
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Question of the Week #49
{“questions”:{“3owvq”:{“id”:”3owvq”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”You are called to evaluate a 16-year-old female in respiratory distress 2 hours following a total thyroidectomy for toxic multinodular goiter. She is complaining of difficulty breathing, dysphagia, and neck pain. Her vital signs include heart rate 110 beats per minute, respiratory rate 32 per minute, blood pressure 136\/84, and pulse oximetry 92% on oxygen 2 liters per minute via nasal cannula. Physical examination reveals mild neck swelling and increased work of breathing. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause of her current clinical status?”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“sn4ec”:{“id”:”sn4ec”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tBilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy “},”6sqya”:{“id”:”6sqya”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tPostoperative hematoma”,”isCorrect”:”1″},”4i09p”:{“id”:”4i09p”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tPostoperative hypocalcemia “},”ddpc0”:{“id”:”ddpc0″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tPostoperative tracheomalacia”}}}},”results”:{“cf2tn”:{“id”:”cf2tn”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Week-49-Thyroid-Surgery-Postoperative-Management.pdf”}}}