Respiratory Flashcards
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Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
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Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is a common breathing disorder that affects newborns. RDS occurs most often in babies born preterm, affecting nearly all newborns who are born before 28 weeks of pregnancy. Less often, RDS can affect full term newborns
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RDS respiratory distress syndrome
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manifested by a low lung compliance and severe hypoxemia. Surfactant deficiency or inactivation can also occur in adults who breathe 100% O2 for prolonged periods, or who have prolonged occlusion of the pulmonary artery, such as associated with heart-lung bypass procedures.
