RT Book, Section
A1 Gomella, Tricia Lacy
A1 Eyal, Fabien G.
A1 Bany-Mohammed, Fayez
SR Print(0)
ID 1168357239
T1 Apnea
T2 Gomella's Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs, 8e
YR 2020
FD 2020
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644818
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1168357239
RD 2024/04/18
AB Apnea  is  common  and  a  significant  clinical  problem  in  preterm  neonates.  It  is  manifested  by  an  unstable  respiratory  rhythm,  reflecting  the  immaturity  of  the  respiratory  control  system.  Apnea  can  also  be  secondary  to  other  pathologic  conditions  that  need  to  be  excluded  before  the  diagnosis  of  apnea  of  prematurity  (AOP)  is  assumed.  In  contrast,  periodic  breathing  is  a  benign  condition  and  does  not  merit  any  treatment.  (See  also  on-call  problem  Apnea  and  Bradycardia  in  Chapter  52.)