RT Book, Section
A1 Hay, Jr, William W.
A1 Levin, Myron J.
A1 Deterding, Robin R.
A1 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145456252
T1 Hyaline Membrane Disease
T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257614
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145456252
RD 2024/04/23
AB Most  common  cause  of  respiratory  distress  in  the  preterm  infantCaused  by  a  deficiency  of  surfactant  production  as  well  as  surfactant  inactivation  by  protein  leak  into  airspacesIncidence  increases  from  5%  of  infants  born  at  35–36  weeks'  gestation  to  more  than  50%  of  infants  born  at  26–28  weeks'  gestation