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17. Advanced maneuvers for the management of refractory ARDS include all of the following EXCEPT:

22. The most appropriate statement regarding the ECMO circuit include:

In a patient with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) on a lung protective ventilation protocol, when should hypercapnia be corrected?

Which of the following is the first phase of pulmonary injury:

In patients with worsening acute lung injury, the following should be considered to improve outcome EXCEPT:

When comparing alveolar and atmospheric air:

Pulmonary artery catheterization can provide all of the listed parameters EXCEPT:

When does administration of steroids for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have the highest efficacy?

Cardiac index is measured in

High doses of positive inotropes are associated with poor outcomes due to

Levosimendan improves contractility of the heart muscle by

19. In the absence of known preoperative pulmonary hypertension, the pulmonary artery pressure after cardiopulmonary bypass should be

13. Common causes of mediastinitis after pediatric cardiac surgery cases include all of the following except:

Low cardiac output manifests clinically as all of the following except:

All of the following are true of neonatal and infant physiology except:

8. An oxygen saturation of 80-85% is most likely to be seen after which stage of single ventricle palliation?

In the absence of respiratory complications, the PaCO2 to ETCO2 difference should be:

Afterload includes which of the following:

16. In neonates, postoperative urine output that would indicate adequate renal function is:

14. Which of the following vitals corresponds to that of a neonate: