Society for Pediatric Pain Medicine
Better Care for Children in Pain

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{“questions”:{“wd2ee”:{“id”:”wd2ee”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 16-year-old male basketball player arrives at the clinic with chronic bilateral lower leg pain. He reports a sharp cramping pain that begins while running and resolves 10-20 minutes after he stops exercising. He reports occasional paresthesias, and numbness to the extremity. He also reports mild swelling and tightness in both legs only during exercise. He denies any known trauma to the extremity. Physical exam is unremarkable. \r\n\r\nWhat is the best initial treatment for the underlying cause of this patient\u2019s condition?”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“mburq”:{“id”:”mburq”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A. Opioids”},”nt9k7″:{“id”:”nt9k7″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B. NSAIDS”},”0tlw0″:{“id”:”0tlw0″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C. Modifying\/decreasing athletic activity “,”isCorrect”:”1″},”tanyv”:{“id”:”tanyv”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D. Popliteal nerve block”}}}},”results”:{“jlvpe”:{“id”:”jlvpe”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedspainmedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/SPPM-QOM-July-2023.pdf”}}}

{“questions”:{“a3zr1”:{“id”:”a3zr1″,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 19 year male is on Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) with Buprenorphine maintenance daily. His current dosage is 6 mg of buprenorphine daily. He is scheduled for a NUSS procedure. \r\nAs his AYA (Adolescent and Young Adult) Pain Doctor what would you advise the patient about his Buprenorphine perioperatively? \r\n”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“pj9fu”:{“id”:”pj9fu”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A.\tIt should be increased few days prior to the surgery”},”bdz2w”:{“id”:”bdz2w”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B.\tIt should be continued during the perioperative period at the same dose. “,”isCorrect”:”1″},”psizo”:{“id”:”psizo”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C.\tIt should be stopped 48 hrs prior to the surgery”},”k1iom”:{“id”:”k1iom”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D.\tIt should be stopped 5 days prior to the surgery”}}}},”results”:{“sci5k”:{“id”:”sci5k”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedspainmedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SPPM-QOM-June-2023-JP.pdf”}}}

{“questions”:{“ar2p4”:{“id”:”ar2p4″,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 14-year-old young woman with joint hypermobility presented with bilateral anterior knee pain. It started after a soccer tournament 3 years ago with initial presenting symptoms of knee pain and subjective swelling. She was initially treated with rest, modified weight bearing with crutches, knee brace and NSAIDs. The swelling improved, but the knee pain and kinesiophobia persisted. The pain significantly increases with any active or passive knee flexion. She maintains the knees in full extension the majority of time even when she sits. \r\nPhysical examinations are notable for mild bilateral patellar alta, mild lateral tilt of the patellae, internal rotation of the tibia, mild genu valgum, exquisite tender to palpation at the inferior patellar tendon, positive Hoffa\u2019s fat pad impingement test. \r\nRadiographic images were normal. \r\nWhich of the following syndromes is most suggested by the presentation outlined above? \r\n”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“xke0i”:{“id”:”xke0i”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A. Patellofemoral syndrome”},”7va39″:{“id”:”7va39″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B. Plica syndrome”},”qrgrv”:{“id”:”qrgrv”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C. Infrapatellar fat pad syndrome”,”isCorrect”:”1″},”9xp8b”:{“id”:”9xp8b”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D. Complex regional pain syndrome”}}}},”results”:{“zq2cz”:{“id”:”zq2cz”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedspainmedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/SPPM-QOM-May-2023.pdf”}}}

{“questions”:{“8s19x”:{“id”:”8s19x”,”mediaType”:”image”,”answerType”:”text”,”imageCredit”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”video”:””,”imagePlaceholder”:””,”imagePlaceholderId”:””,”title”:”A 5-year-old 16kg male (ex-24 week) with an extensive history of abdominal surgeries is scheduled for another exploratory laparotomy. He has a history of short gut syndrome, osteopenia, and prior multi-level thoracic fractures. He also has a superior mesenteric vein thrombus and left common femoral vein thrombus that is managed on prophylactic enoxaparin BID. Hematology will hold the enoxaparin twelve hours prior to the procedure with the plan to restart postoperatively. His parents are appropriately worried as pain control has been challenging in previous surgeries. The pediatric general surgeon consults you for assistance with post-operative pain management plan after his exploratory laparotomy. \r\n\r\nWhich of the following is the best regional<\/em> technique for acute postoperative pain control as an epidural is contra-indicated?\r\n”,”desc”:””,”hint”:””,”answers”:{“40egx”:{“id”:”40egx”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”A. Continuous Transversus Abdominis Plane (TAP) block”},”hb87z”:{“id”:”hb87z”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”B. Continuous Quadratus lumborum (QL) block”},”1jy4d”:{“id”:”1jy4d”,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”C. Continuous Erector Spinae Plane block (ESP)”,”isCorrect”:”1″},”axzr8″:{“id”:”axzr8″,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”title”:”D. Continuous Paravertebral block”}}}},”results”:{“zbf1a”:{“id”:”zbf1a”,”title”:””,”image”:””,”imageId”:””,”min”:”0″,”max”:”1″,”desc”:””,”redirect_url”:”https:\/\/pedspainmedicine.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/SPPM-QOM-April-2023.pdf”}}}