respiratory distress syndrome, rds, in infants…

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lungs, hyaline membrane disease, infant respiratory distress syndrome, irds, neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, rds, infants, respiratory distress syndrome is one, the most common lung disorders in premature infants, increasing difficulty in breathing, ards, acute respiratory distress syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome affects 10% of all premature infants, rarely affects those born at full-term, disease, a lack of lung surfactant, a chemical that, appears in mature lungs, surfactant keeps the air sacs from collapsing, allows them to inflate, air more, in respiratory distress syndrome, air sacs collapse, prevent the child from breathing properly, appear shortly after birth, become progressively more severe, risk factors, prematurity, diabetes, in the mother, stress, delivery that produces acidosis, in the newborn at birth, rapid breathing, unusual breathing movement, drawing back, the chest muscles, breathing, intercostal retractions, shortness of breath, grunting sounds breathing, nasal flaring, breathing stops briefly, bluish color, the skin, mucus membranes, arms, legs puffy, swollen, a blood gas analysis shows low oxygen, acidosis, a chest x-ray indicates respiratory distress, lungs develop a characteristic "ground glass" appearance, lung function studies necessary, blood cultures, a sepsis work-up, rule out infection, sepsis, a cause, the respiratory distress, high-risk, premature infants, require prompt attention by a pediatric resuscitation team, infant is given high oxygen, humidity concentrations, infants, mild symptoms, given supplemental oxygen, severe symptoms, managed on a ventilator to deliver both oxygen, pressure to keep the lungs inflated, oxygen, pressure, prevent side effects associated, too much oxygen, pressure, an artificial lung surfactant is sometimes delivered, an endotracheal tube, lungs of an infant at high risk, respiratory distress syndrome immediately after birth, studies find that this treatment, prevent, improve the course of respiratory distress syndrome, enough research has been done on surfactants to show that they reduce death from irds, persist, 2 to 4 days after birth, improvement thereafter, infants, severe respiratory distress syndrome, die, long-term complications, a result of oxygen toxicity, high pressures delivered, lungs, severity, periods, the brain, organs, did not receive enough oxygen, pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, pneumopericardium, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, hemorrhage, brain, intraventricular bleed, hemorrhage, lung, associated, surfactant use, thrombotic events associated, an umbilical arterial catheter, retrolental fibroplasia, blindness, delayed mental development, mental retardation associated, anoxic brain damage, hemorrhage, develops shortly after birth the baby is still, in the hospital, have given birth at home, outside a health, seek emergency attention, baby develops any difficulty breathing, irds is one of many conditions, a premature infant, every effort, made to help mothers carry babies to term, ideally, effort begins, the first prenatal visit, scheduled, a mother discovers that she is pregnant, good prenatal care results in larger, healthier babies, fewer premature births, a mother does goes into labor prematurely, every effort is made to stop the labor, allow the pregnancy to continue to full term, a lab test, the l/s ratio, a measurement, the fetus's lung maturity, labor, halted, l/s ratio shows that the lungs have matured, infant's chances of not developing irds, not 100%, at least improved, appears that premature delivery is unavoidable, administration of corticosteroids, mother 2 to 3 days, prior to delivery, help the fetal lung tissue mature in certain cases.