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The primary variables controlling pulmonary ventilation in neonates are PaO2, PaCO2, and ______
pH
Neonates have reduced PaO2 compensated by greater ______ due to increased hemoglobin concentrations
oxygen-carrying capacity
Neonatal hemoglobin content is composed of 50% fetal hemoglobin, which has a left-shifted oxygen–dissociation curve compared to ______ hemoglobin
adult
Neonatal response to hypercapnia is not potentiated by ______, and hypoxia may depress the hypercapnic ventilatory response
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Preterm infants with ______ (hematocrit < 30%) are more prone to apnea
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What is the main risk factor for life-threatening apnea during general anesthesia in infants?
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What is the relationship between gestational age and the risk of postanesthetic respiratory depression in infants?
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Up to how many weeks after conception may infants be at risk of apnea?
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What is the composition of neonatal hemoglobin content at birth?
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What happens to the oxygen–dissociation curve during the first week of life in neonates?
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What are the primary variables controlling pulmonary ventilation in neonates?
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What is the effect of high concentrations of oxygen on neonatal respiration?
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What is neonatal apnea?
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What is the cause of central apnea in neonates?
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What is the most common morbidity associated with anesthesia in neonates?
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What is the incidence of postoperative apnea related to in neonates?
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What are common causes of postoperative apnea in neonates?
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