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This type of complication following TEF/EA repair occurs in approximately 1/3 of patients, and manifests by feeding difficulty. Treated by dilations. 

A 5- day old term infant has a sudden onset of bilious emesis after every feeding. On exam, there are positive bowel sounds, and the abdomen is soft with no distension. Vital signs are normal and the infant looks well. You obtain a abdominal x-ray and it looks normal. What is your next course of action?

Symptoms of increasing intracranial pressure include each of the following except?

Select all the correct medical management strategies for NEC:

Which of the following is an important management strategy in the delivery room for CDH patients?

Characteristic  Gastroschisis Omphalocele  Defect size  [1] [2] Sac [3] [4] Gestational age [5] [6] Umbilical Cord [7] [8] Herniated viscera [9] [10] Malrotation [11] [12] Bowel character  [13] [14] Enteral nutrition [15] [16] Associated anomalies  [17] [18]

Infants with low urine output, weight gain, seizures and hypercalcemia are more likely to have which posterior pituitary disorder?

The most current evidence based research for CDH indicates that gentle ventilation has been shown to improve outcomes. Select what the main strategies regarding goal ventilator pressures and acceptable blood gas values:  

You suspect an infant may have PPHN so you obtain an ECHO. Which of the following findings would suggest that your FIRST course of action should be starting inhaled pulmonary vasodilator therapy? 

Please match the terminology to the description: