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Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain 2009 9(3):102-104; doi:10.1093/bjaceaccp/mkp015
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© The Author [2009]. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Board of Directors of the British Journal of Anaesthesia. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournal.org

Multiple Choice Questions

The first 10% of the full text of this article appears below.

The prematurely born infant and anaesthesia

1. The premature infant:
  1. Is one born before 36 weeks gestational age.
  2. Is unlikely to present with problems associated with prematurity if born after 35 weeks.
  3. Can be categorized by the post conceptional age and birth weight.
  4. Has a thermoneutral temperature of 34°C.
  5. Weighing 1200 g is categorized as VLBW.

2. Concerning preterm physiology:
  1. The extent of physiological immaturity is dependent on birth weight.
  2. Babies born after 34 weeks gestational age are not prone to bronchopulmonary dysplasia.
  3. Apnoea of less than 20 s duration is not significant.
  4. Hypoxia can lead to reversion to fetal circulation.
  5. Detection of hypoglycaemia is more important than the detection of hyperglycaemia.

3. When anaesthetizing the preterm baby:
  1. Pressure controlled ventilation suits preterm lungs . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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