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An 8-month-old Infant with confirmed diagnosis

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An 8-month-oldinfant with confirmed diagnosisof spinal muscular atrophy type 1 referred back from tertiary care center with "DNAR" status. This means during acute illnessor an emergency the child should

  1. receive standard care and adrenaline injection
  2. receive supportive care
  3. receive active resuscitation but not mechanical ventilation
  4. O2 is not part of treatment options
  5. none of the above
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Anwaar
2022-09-05
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(B). DNAR status is a statement issued by medical ethical group (which is a group of consultants) regarding certain untreatable medical illnesses, it means do not attempt active resuscitation, so all supportive care, medications, and O2 are allowed, adrenaline is a medication used in active resusatation

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