Respiratory distress syndrome

Introduction: Respiratory distress syndrome

Description of Respiratory distress syndrome

Respiratory distress syndrome (medical condition): Lung disease mostly in premature newborns; see also adult RDS. See also Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome:
  »Introduction: Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
  »Symptoms of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
  »Causes of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
  »Treatments for Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Respiratory distress syndrome: 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.
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Respiratory distress syndrome as a Disease

Respiratory distress syndrome: Another name for Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
  »Symptoms of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
  »Causes of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
  »Treatments for Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Respiratory distress syndrome: Respiratory distress syndrome is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database: Respiratory conditions

Causes of Respiratory distress syndrome

Some of the causes of Respiratory distress syndrome are included in the list below:

• Prematurity

Read more about causes of Respiratory distress syndrome (Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome)

Symptoms of Respiratory distress syndrome (Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome)

Some of the symptoms of Respiratory distress syndrome incude:

• Grunting breaths
• Very rapid breathing (tachypnea)
• Poor gas exchange
• Periods of apnea
• Abnormal contraction of chest muscles

See full list of 6 symptoms of Respiratory distress syndrome (Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome)

Treatments for Respiratory distress syndrome (Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome)

Treatments for Respiratory distress syndrome (Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome) include:

• Oxygen
• Ventilator (respirator)
• Surfactant replacement therapy
• Positive pressure ventilation - an old treatment now replaced by surfactant treatment.

Read more about treatments for Respiratory distress syndrome

Treatment of Respiratory distress syndrome: For more treatment information about Respiratory distress syndrome, see treatment of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome (Respiratory distress syndrome)

Terms associated with Respiratory distress syndrome:

Terms Similar to Respiratory distress syndrome:

• respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn
• hyaline membrane disease

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Broader terms for Respiratory distress syndrome

• respiratory disease
• respiratory illness
• respiratory disorder

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Hierarchical classifications of Respiratory distress syndrome

The following list attempts to classify Respiratory distress syndrome into categories where each line is subset of the next.

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• respiratory disease,respiratory disorder,respiratory illness
• disease
• illness,malady,sickness,unwellness
• health problem,ill health,unhealthiness
• pathological state
• condition,status
• state

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