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Respiratory Distress in Newborns
Respiratory distress is mainfest by tachypnea: RR>60/min, tachycardia: >160/min
grunting, intercostal indrawing, nasal flaring
duskiness and central cyanosis
decreased air entry, crackles
Respiratory distress in the newborn can be caused by the following factors:
pulmonary
- respiratory distress syndrome
- transient tachypnea
- meconium aspiration syndrome
- pleural effusions
- pneumothorax
- congenital lung lamformations
cardiac
- congenital heart disease
- persistent pulmonary hypertension
infectious
- pneumonia
- sepsis
hematologic
- blood loss
- polycythemia
other
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