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Pediatric anesthesia

1 Compare and contrast the adult and pediatric airways. Compared with adults, children have larger heads, shorter necks, smaller nares, and larger tongues. Infants and neonates are obligate nose breathers. They have a large tongue, which can obstruct the airway…

Malignant hyperthermia and other myopathies

1 What is malignant hyperthermia (MH) and its underlying defect? Malignant hyperthermia is a disastrous and sudden syndrome evoked by the administration of triggering anesthetic agents, including volatile anesthetics and depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents. Unfortunately, there is no distinct phenotype…