Wet Lung

(TTN; Wet Lungs; Type II Respiratory Distress Syndrome; Retained Fetal Lung Fluid; Transient RDS)
Pronounced: TRAN-see-ENT TAK-ip-NEE-ah
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Wet Lung
Pulmonary edema, abnormal, diffuse, extra vascular accumulation of fluid in the pulmonary tissues and air spaces due to changes in hydrostatic forces in the capillaries or to increased capillary permeability; ...

TTN; Wet lungs - newborns; Retained fetal lung fluid; Transient RDS
Definition of Transient tachypnea - newborn:
Transient tachypnea is a respiratory disorder usually seen shortly after delivery in full- or near-term babies.

Transient tachypnea , also known as transient rapid breathing and neonatal wet lung syndrome , is a temporary condition due to a slower than normal re-absorption of the fluid present in the newborn infant's lungs.

ARDS used to be called stiff lung, shock lung, and wet lung.
The term acute lung injury (ALI) is sometimes used in the same setting as ARDS, but also includes less severe lung injury.
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ARDS is also known as adult respiratory distress syndrome, stiff lung, shock lung, and wet lung.
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Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) is a term for a mild respiratory problem of babies that begins after birth and lasts about three days. Other terms for TTN are "wet lungs" or type II respiratory distress syndrome.

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is often accompanied by failure of other organs in the body, particularly in the case of sepsis. Alternative names for ARDS include adult respiratory distress syndrome/failure, diffuse alveolar damage, acute alveolar injury and traumatic wet lungs.

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