Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome

Infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS), also called neonatal respiratory distress syndrome or respiratory distress syndrome of newborn, previously called hyaline membrane disease, is a syndrome caused in premature...
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Infant respiratory distress syndrome (hyaline membrane disease)
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Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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(IRDS) or hyaline membrane disease(h´ln, -ln´´), respiratory distress syndrome of newborns, ...

Alternate Names : Hyaline membrane disease, Infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS), Respiratory distress syndrome in infants, RDS - infants
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Alternative Names
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema; Increased-permeability pulmonary edema; Stiff lung; Shock lung; ARDS; Acute lung injury ...

See also: Infant respiratory distress syndrome
Causes
ARDS can be caused by any major swelling (inflammation) or injury to the lung. Some common causes include: ...

Pyelonephritis: Pyelonephritis increases risk of premature rupture of the membranes, preterm labor, and infant respiratory distress syndrome.

Intrauterine hypoxia Â- Infant respiratory distress syndrome Â- Transient tachypnea of the newborn Â- Meconium aspiration syndrome Â- pleural disease (Pneumothorax, Pneumomediastinum) Â- Wilson-Mikity syndrome Â- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia ...

Hyaline membrane disease; Infant respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS); Respiratory distress syndrome in infants; RDS - infants
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Neonatal RDS occurs in infants whose lungs have not yet fully developed.

Idiopathic Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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According to the American Lung Association, infant respiratory distress syndrome was the seventh leading cause of death in infants under one year of age in the United States, accounting for 3.2 percent of all infant deaths.

Reduced production of surfactant indicates decreased lung maturity and is a high risk factor for infant respiratory distress syndrome. Typically a lecithin:sphingomyelin ratio greater than 1.5 is associated with increased lung maturity.

On occasion, corticosteroids may be given to facilitate fetal lung maturation and to reduce the risk of infant respiratory distress syndrome and mortality on delivery if pre-term PROM occurs prior to 32 weeks.

See also: Stress, Respiratory distress syndrome, Hyaline Membrane Disease, Symptom, Lung Disease