rds (respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn)

  • 1respiratory distress syndrome — n a respiratory disorder that occurs in newborn premature infants and is characterized by deficiency of the surfactant coating the inner surface of the lungs, by failure of the lungs to expand and contract properly during breathing with resulting …

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  • 2respiratory distress syndrome — Pathol. 1. Also called hyaline membrane disease. an acute lung disease of the newborn, occurring primarily in premature babies and babies born to ill mothers, characterized by rapid breathing, flaring of the nostrils, inelastic lungs, edema of… …

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  • 3Infant respiratory distress syndrome — Classification and external resources ICD 10 P22 ICD 9 769 …

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  • 4respiratorydistress syndrome — respiratory distress syndrome n. Abbr. RDS A respiratory disease of newborn babies, especially premature babies, characterized by distressful breathing, cyanosis, and the formation of a glassy membrane over the alveoli of the lungs. Also called… …

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  • 5Neonatal intensive care unit — A newborn infant sleeping in an incubator A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) also called a Special Care Nursery, newborn intensive care unit, intensive care nursery (ICN), and special care baby unit (SCBU) is an intensive care unit… …

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  • 6Tetsurō Fujiwara — (jap. 藤原 哲郎, Fujiwara Tetsurō)[1] ist ein japanischer Mediziner (Pädiatrie). Fujiwara war Wissenschaftler an der Klinik der Universität Akita. Fujiwara entwickelte Anfang der 1980er Jahre eine Behandlungsmethode gegen eine häufige Erkrankungs und …

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  • 7childhood disease and disorder — Introduction       any illness, impairment, or abnormal condition that affects primarily infants and children i.e., those in the age span that begins with the fetus and extends through adolescence.       Childhood is a period typified by change,… …

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  • 8Preterm birth — Classification and external resources Intubated preterm baby in an incubator ICD 10 O …

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  • 9Liquid breathing — Intervention MeSH D021061 Liquid breathing is a form of respiration in which a normally air breathing organism breathes an oxygen rich liquid (such as a perfluorocarb …

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  • 10Premature birth — ] *anxietycite journal |author=Dole N, Savitz DA, Hertz Picciotto I, Siega Riz AM, McMahon MJ, Buekens P |title=Maternal stress and preterm birth |journal=Am. J. Epidemiol. |volume=157 |issue=1 |pages=14–24 |year=2003 |pmid=12505886… …

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