TYK132
Pierre-Robin sequence is associated with all of the following EXCEPT:
a) Cleft palate
b) Micrognathia
c) Potential for life-threatening extrathoracic airway obstruction
d) Glossoptosis
e) Cervical spine instability
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Answer
Answer e.
Pierre-Robin sequence is a constellation of airway anomalies including micrognathia, retrognathia, glossoptosis, variable degrees of cleft palate, and potential for severe airway obstruction; cervical spine instability is not a part of this sequence.
Notes
- This question originally printed in the Pediatric Anesthesiology Review Topics kindle book series, and appears courtesy of Naerthwyn Press, LLC.
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