Dear CCAS Members, The CCAS Communications Committee is seeking self-nominations for; 1) Committee Chair 2) Editor of the Newsletter 3) Associate Editor of the Newsletter 4) Question of the … [Read More...]
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CCAS is a society organized within the Society for Pediatric Anesthesia. The CCAS concept originated with cardiac anesthesia directors and other key leaders at major congenital heart disease programs, who believed there was a need for a new society because of rapid advancement of highly specialized knowledge in the field, and a great increase in the numbers of patients, including adults with congenital heart disease.
Question of the Week
A full-term newborn girl is diagnosed with truncus arteriosus. A transthoracic echocardiogram reveals a main pulmonary trunk arising from the truncus arteriosus, which divides into right and left pulmonary arteries. According to the Collett and Edwards classification, which type of truncus arteriosus does this child have?
A. Type I
B. Type II
C. Type III
D. Type IV