Background
The percentage of newborns does this disease affect?.
What is 1%?
____________ development of pulmonary surfactant production can cause IRDS.
What is insufficient?
There are __ stages in lung development.
What is 5?
Surfactant is present in this area.
What is the lining of walls of the alveoli?
Treatment of the disease can be presented at two times, what are they?
What is before and after birth.
The original name of IRDS.
What is Hyaline Membrane Disease (HMD)?
The definition of cyanosis is.
What is blue discolouration of the skin?
The fourth stage happens during what week periods?
What is 28 to 36?
Alveoli tend to collapse during what period.
What is the end of exhalation?
The primary way to determine if a child has IRDS.
What is clinical manifestations?
The main way to decrease the risk of this disease.
What is increasing gestational age?
Premature birth can lead to what in regards to the structure of the lungs?
What is structural immaturity?
The saccular development includes.
What is the gas exchange areas?
Contents of surfactants include:
What is phospholipids, neutral lipids and proteins?
This after birth treatment can negatively impact the infant.
What is mechanical ventilation?
The age an infant is considered premature.
What is 38 weeks?
Two symptoms of IRDS include:
What is tachypnea, nasal flaring, chest retractions, grunting sounds when breathing or cyanosis.
The fifth stage occurs.
What is 36 weeks to 2 years?
End results of lung surfactant deficiency.
What is lung and alveolar collapse?
Two of the before birth treatments include.
What is prevention of premature birth, corticosteroid therapy, glucocorticoids, maternal steroid therapy or betamethasone?
Two alternative names for IRDS.
What are Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome (NRDS) and Surfactant Deficiency Disorder?
Genetics impact what aspect of the disease.
What is the production of surfactant producing proteins?
Alveolar development includes.
What is when alveolar formation and multiplication occurs?
Surfactant deficiency can cause.
What is lung function abnormalities and atelectasis?
The ratio that is determined when amniotic fluid is analysed.
What is lectin/sphingomyelin ratio?