test 6 Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS)

Question 1

Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) in Newborns

Answer 1

• One of the most common causes of morbidity in preterm neonates
  * Low amounts of surfactant
  * Alveolar atelectasis
  * Alveolar & interstitial edema
  * Meconium Aspiration Syndrome (MAS)
  * Meconium inactivates surfactant

Question 2

Pharmacological Treatment of RDS

Answer 2

• Surfactant
  * Prophylactic (<26 weeks)
  * Rescue therapeutic
  * Given through ET tube