Question 1

What is the key reason for making ECMO so successful in newborns?

Accepted Answer

A) Newborns do not have as a high risk for bleeding as other age groups. 
B) Newborns require less ECMO flows. 
C) Newborns have fewer side effects when treated with heparin drips. 
D) Most clinical conditions treated with ECMO in newborns are reversible. 
A) Newborns do not have as a high risk for bleeding as other age groups. 
B) Newborns require less ECMO flows. 
C) Newborns have fewer side effects when treated with heparin drips. 
D) Most clinical conditions treated with ECMO in newborns are reversible.

Question 2

What are the major advantages of venovenous ECMO?

Accepted Answer

A) Pulsatile flow in maintained. 
B) Cardiovascular support is uninvolved. 
C) It is less expensive than VA ECMO. 
D) The internal jugular vein is not cannulated twice. 
A) Pulsatile flow in maintained. 
B) Cardiovascular support is uninvolved. 
C) It is less expensive than VA ECMO. 
D) The internal jugular vein is not cannulated twice.

Question 3

Which of the following groups of patients has the best overall survival when treated with ECMO?

Accepted Answer

A) Neonates with respiratory support 
B) Pediatric patients with cardiac support 
C) Neonates with cardiac support 
D) Pediatric patients with respiratory support 
A) Neonates with respiratory support 
B) Pediatric patients with cardiac support 
C) Neonates with cardiac support 
D) Pediatric patients with respiratory support

Question 4

Which of the following conditions are considered contraindications for neonatal ECMO?

Accepted Answer

A) Meconium aspiration 
B) Less than 2 kg of weight 
C) Prolonged mechanical ventilation (7 to 10 days) 
D) Less than 36 weeks of gestation 
A) Meconium aspiration 
B) Less than 2 kg of weight 
C) Prolonged mechanical ventilation (7 to 10 days) 
D) Less than 36 weeks of gestation

Question 5

What is considered the most concerning complication of ECMO in the newborn?

Accepted Answer

A) Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy 
B) Pneumonia 
C) Intracranial hemorrhage 
D) Hemosiderosis 
A) Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy 
B) Pneumonia 
C) Intracranial hemorrhage 
D) Hemosiderosis

Exam 19: Extracorporeal Life Support

What is the key reason for making ECMO so successful in newborns?

What are the major advantages of venovenous ECMO?

Which of the following groups of patients has the best overall survival when treated with ECMO?

Which of the following conditions are considered contraindications for neonatal ECMO?

What is considered the most concerning complication of ECMO in the newborn?

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