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A one-month-old infant is born with craniofacial anomalies. Work up reveals cognitive impairment and a 22q11 microdeletion in his chromosomes. Evaluation of the heart reveals a right-to-left shunt. During surgery on his heart, it is observed that his thymus is absent. During surgery, the ECG shows a prolonged QT interval. The one parameter that one should definitely monitor during surgery is:


A. Lymphocyte count
B. Platelet count
C. Calcium levels
D. Potassium levels
E. Coagulation parameters

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DiGeorge syndrome is associated with cyanotic heart disease, craniofacial anomalies, thymic hypoplasia, cognitive impairment and hypoparathyroidism.
It is essential to monitor the calcium levels in these infants.