Pulmonary Air Leaks
Pulmonary Air Leaks Gross Ian Air leak is more common during the newborn period than at any other time of life. This finding probably relates to the facts that assisted…
Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn
Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn Gross Ian Transient tachypnea of the newborn (also called retained fetal lung fluid, or wet lung) is a benign, self-limited condition seen primarily in full-term…
Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation
Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation Gross Ian Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) is believed to be the result of an early focal arrest in lung development. Cystic areas replace the normal bronchi…
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Respiratory Distress Syndrome Gross Ian Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) of the newborn, or hyaline membrane disease, is a major cause of illness and death in premature infants. It is the…
Causes of Respiratory Distress in the Newborn
Causes of Respiratory Distress in the Newborn Ian Gross Respiratory distress is a common presentation of disease in the newborn infant. The term is used to describe a constellation of…
Physiologic Considerations
Physiologic Considerations Immanuela Ravé Moss Successful transition of the respiratory and pulmonary circulatory system from the fetal to the neonatal state determines postnatal survival. The lungs of the full-term infant…
Developmental Considerations
Developmental Considerations Gross Ian EMBRYOLOGY The lung originates as an outpouching from the endodermal tube that gives rise to the gastrointestinal tract. The epithelial lung bud grows anteriorly into mesenchymal…
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Anne M. Johnston Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) refers to a constellation of signs and symptoms caused by drug withdrawal in the newborn. In most cases, drug exposure…
The Floppy Infant and the Late Walker
The Floppy Infant and the Late Walker Richard S. K. Young The pediatrician may occasionally discover that an infant has poor head or truncal tone, and laxity in the arms…
