Society for Pediatric Anesthesia
We make anesthesia for children safer

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{“questions”:{“2thnm”:{“id”:”2thnm”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 15-year-old male currently undergoing chemotherapy treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma presents for repair of a distal radius fracture. Which of the following ventilation parameters could worsen pulmonary toxicity related to bleomycin therapy?”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“y0l5l”:{“id”:”y0l5l”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tMinute ventilation of 4 L\/min”},”mt14k”:{“id”:”mt14k”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tFraction of inspired oxygen of 1.0″,”isCorrect”:”1″},”3s97p”:{“id”:”3s97p”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tPositive end-expiratory pressure of 12 cm H2O”},”gpi79″:{“id”:”gpi79″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tTidal volumes of 10 mL\/kg “}}}},”results”:{“loulc”:{“id”:”loulc”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Week-239-Chemotherapy-Agents.pdf”}}}

{“questions”:{“34v3a”:{“id”:”34v3a”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 16-year-old girl is in the recovery room following an MRI of the brain for exophthalmos. She develops severe agitation, anxiety, sweating, and tremors. Vital signs include BP 150\/70, HR 140, and Temp 38.4 \u00b0C. An EKG shows sinus tachycardia with occasional PACs. A venous blood gas shows pH 7.36, PCO_{2<\/sub> 44, PO2<\/sub> 40, HCO3<\/sub> 22 with normal lactate. Which of the following medications should be administered FIRST? “,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“kmv4y”:{“id”:”kmv4y”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tMidazolam”},”uio0t”:{“id”:”uio0t”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tDantrolene “},”x87yj”:{“id”:”x87yj”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tPropranolol”,”isCorrect”:”1″},”bq3yd”:{“id”:”bq3yd”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tPhenoxybenzamine”}}}},”results”:{“2tlvu”:{“id”:”2tlvu”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedsanesthesia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Week-238-Hyperthyroidism.pdf”}}}}

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