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Descriptor English:   Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn 
Descriptor Spanish:   Síndrome de Dificultad Respiratoria del Recién Nacido 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Síndrome do Desconforto Respiratório do Recém-Nascido 
Synonyms English:   Infantile Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Infant  
Tree Number:   C08.381.842
C08.618.842
C16.614.521.563
Definition English:   A condition of the newborn marked by DYSPNEA with CYANOSIS, heralded by such prodromal signs as dilatation of the alae nasi, expiratory grunt, and retraction of the suprasternal notch or costal margins, mostly frequently occurring in premature infants, children of diabetic mothers, and infants delivered by cesarean section, and sometimes with no apparent predisposing cause. 
Indexing Annotation English:   for adults use RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME, ADULT; do not confuse with "respiratory distress" which may be RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY or a specific; do not confuse with SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME
History Note English:   2004 (1965) 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications DI diagnosis
DG diagnostic imaging DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy UR urine
VE veterinary VI virology
Record Number:   12548 
Unique Identifier:   D012127 

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