Hyaline Membrane Disease

Hyaline Membrane Disease/Respiratory Distress Syndrome
What is hyaline membrane disease?

Hyaline Membrane Disease (HMD) Also called respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Respiratory distress simply means that the child is having trouble breathing. It differs ... Read More Hydrocele Collection of fluid around the testis.

Hyaline membrane disease: Respiratory disease of the newborn.
Hydramnios: Increased amniotic fluid.
Hydrocephalus: Excessive accumulation of fluid around the brain of the baby. Sometimes called water on the brain.

Hyaline Membrane Disease - A respiratory disease of the newborn, that commonly affects premature infants. The illness is caused by a deficiency of surfactant in the lungs, which keeps the air sacs open.

Hyaline Membrane Disease / Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Infection in Babies
Pneumothorax
Respiratory Disorders
The Respiratory System in Babies
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn ...

Hyaline membrane disease (HMD) was diagnosed by a chest roentgenogram that noted diffuse reticulogranularity and air bronchogram. Analyses of the amniotic fluid were carried out by modification of the methods previously described by Gluck et al.

Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS, hyaline membrane disease ,HMD) ...

After birth, the infant will develop respiratory distress syndrome from hyaline membrane disease. The amniotic fluid can be analyzed by fluorescence polarization (fpol), for lecithin:sphingomyelin (LS) ration, and/or for phosphatidyl glycerol (PG).

Surfactant, a substance that normally coats the alveoli in the lungs of adults and healthy infants, is usually missing in the lungs of severely premature infants. The lack of surfactant is a major cause of death from hyaline membrane disease or ...

See also: Infection, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Genital, Congenital, Dysplasia