| Health / Medical Topics |
Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Definition 1
A condition of the newborn marked by dyspnea with cyanosis, most frequently occurring in premature infants, children of diabetic mothers and infants delivered by cesarean section, and sometimes with no predisposing cause. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A condition of the newborn marked by dyspnea with cyanosis, heralded by such prodromal signs as dilatation of the alae nasi, expiratory grunt, and retraction of the suprasternal notch or costal margins, mostly frequently occurring in premature infants, children of diabetic mothers, and infants delivered by cesarean section, and sometimes with no apparent predisposing cause. (From Dorland, 27th ed) (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
Terminology developed to support the efforts of the Neonatal Research Network.
A constellation of neurobehavioral features observed in a neonate following cessation or reduction of postnatal exposure to opioids.
Nursing care of the newborn infant.
A condition characterized by a decrease in the number of neutrophils in the blood below established reference ranges in a newborn. …
A self-limited skin rash that appears in the neonatal period and usually resolves in four to six months after birth. It is…
Leukemia in a newborn
