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Which of the following factors enhance the pharyngeal reflexes that predispose infants to laryngospasm, worsening the risk of laryngospasm?

a) Hypoventilation

b) Hypocapnia

c) Positive end expiratory pressure

d) Hypothermia

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Answer

Answer b.

Hyperthermia and hypocapnia may worsen the airway reflexes, whereas hypoventilation and PEEP decrease the risk of laryngospasm.

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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