Respiratory Distress Syndrome Synonyms

An acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli
Synonyms:
  1. hyaline-membrane-disease
  2. respiratory disease
  3. respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn
  4. upper respiratory disease

Respiratory Distress Syndrome Sentence Examples

  • Natural surfactant extract vs synthetic surfactant in the treatment of established respiratory distress syndrome.

  • Some babies develop RDS, which is respiratory distress syndrome.

  • Lung issues may not be the first problems that come to mind with alcoholism but it is highly associated with pneumonia and a lung disease called acute respiratory distress syndrome that can be fatal.

  • The leading causes of infant death include congenital abnormalities, pre-term/low birth weight, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), problems related to complications of pregnancy, and respiratory distress syndrome.

  • Individuals are observed for the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or multi-organ failure, both of which can develop after near drowning.

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