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→Cardiovascular pathology: +RDS
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*Meconium peritonitis. | *Meconium peritonitis. | ||
*[[Necrotizing enterocolitis]]. | *[[Necrotizing enterocolitis]]. | ||
=Pulmonary pathology= | |||
==Respiratory distress syndrome== | |||
*Abbreviated ''RDS''. | |||
**Should not be confused with ''[[adult respiratory distress syndrome]]'' (ARDS). | |||
*Previously known as ''hyaline membrane disease''. | |||
===General=== | |||
Associations: | |||
*Prematurity. | |||
*Maternal diabetes.<ref name=pmid22094826>{{Cite journal | last1 = Hay | first1 = WW. | title = Care of the Infant of the Diabetic Mother. | journal = Curr Diab Rep | volume = | issue = | pages = | month = Nov | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1007/s11892-011-0243-6 | PMID = 22094826 }}</ref> | |||
Etiology: | |||
*Not enough lung surfactant -> alveolar collapse with exhalation -> increased work of breathing. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Hyaline membranes. (???) | |||
Note: | |||
*Similar to ''[[diffuse alveolar damage]]''. | |||
=Cardiovascular pathology= | =Cardiovascular pathology= | ||