ECMO – Questions With Proven Solutions

ECMO – Questions With Proven Solutions

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The three shunts in the fetal B. ductus venosus, foramen ovale and ductus arteriosus
circulation which allow
oxygenated blood to flow
to the heart and brain are?
A. IVC, SVC and ductus
venosus
B. ductus venosus, foramen
ovale and ductus arteriosus
C. placenta, kidney and
lung
D. ductus arteriosus, SVC,
dectus venosus

Infants with persistent B. All of the above
pulmonary hypertension
(PPHN) have?
A. elevated pulmonary
vascular resistance
B. All of the above
C. Hypoxemia
D. shunting right-to-left
through the foramen ovale
and patent ductus
arteriosus (PDA)

Which of the following B. endothelin
does not decrease
pulmonary vascular
resistance?
A. arterial oxygen (PaO2)
B. endothelin
C. rise in pH
D. nitric oxide (NO)

, What is the most common A. Refractory pulmonary hypertension and hypoxemia
immediate postoperative
complication following
repair of TAPVD which
necessitates the use of
ECMO?
A. Refractory pulmonary
hypertension and
hypoxemia
B. Pulmonary venous
obstruction
C. Incomplete repair
D. Arrythmias

When placing a single D. Hypoxia
ventricle patient with a
modified Blalock-Taussig
shunt on ECMO, signs of
pulmonary overcirculation
include?
A. All of the above
B. Diffuse opacification on
chest x-ray
C. Metabolic acidosis
D. Hypoxia
E. Persistently elevated
oxygen saturations
F. B, C, and D only

The combination of cellular A. True
destruction and fluid-filled
alveoli is what interrupts
gas exchange during viral
pneumonia.
A. True
B. False