What is Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome?
What is Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome?
- Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Lung disease mostly in premature newborns; see also adult RDS.
- Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A disorder affecting newborn infants (usually premature) characterized pathologically by the development of a hyaline-like membrane lining the terminal respiratory passages. Extensive atelectasis is attributed to the lack of surfactant. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Source - Diseases Database
- Neonatal 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.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome, or a subtype of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Introduction
Types of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome:
Broader types of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome:
How many people get Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome?
Prevalance of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome: 40,000 infants and 150,000 adults with adult RDS (NHLBI)
Prevalance Rate of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome: approx 1 in 6,800 or 0.01% or 40,000 people in USA [about data]
Who gets Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome?
Patient Profile for Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Premature newborn infants and adults
How serious is Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome?
Complications of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome:
see complications of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Deaths for Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome: 1,024 deaths (NHLBI 1999)
What causes Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome?
Causes of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome: see causes of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
What are the symptoms of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome?
Symptoms of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome:
see symptoms of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Complications of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome:
see complications of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Can anyone else get Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome?
Inheritance:
see inheritance of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome:
see treatments for Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Research for Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome:
see research for Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Society issues for Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Hospitalizations for Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome: 17,000 (NHLBI 1999)
Hospitalization statistics for Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome:
- 0.058% (7,444) of hospital consultant episodes were for respiratory distress of newborn in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 67% of hospital consultant episodes for respiratory distress of newborn required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 64% of hospital consultant episodes for respiratory distress of newborn were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 36% of hospital consultant episodes for respiratory distress of newborn were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 7% of hospital consultant episodes for respiratory distress of newborn required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- more statistics...»
Organs Affected by Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome:
Organs and body systems related to Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome include:
Name and Aliases of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Main name of condition: Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Other names or spellings for Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome:
RDS, Neonatal RDS, Respiratory distress syndrome, Respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn, hyaline membrane disease, HMD
Respiratory distress syndrome (neonatal)
Source - Diseases Database
Respiratory distress syndrome, Respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn, Respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn, Hyaline membrane disease, Respiratory distress syndrome, Hyaline membrane disease
Source - WordNet 2.1
Reticular dysgenesia, Severe combined immunodeficiency with leukopenia, Reticular dysgenesis, Congenital aleukia, DeVaal disease, Hereditary mucoepithelial dysplasia, Mucoepithelial dysplasia, Hereditary, Urban Schosser Spohn syndrome
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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