Conditions / Respiratory
newborn respiratory distress syndrome
info · Respiratory · ICD-10: P22.0
A respiratory failure that is characterized by deficiency of the surfactant coating the inner surface of the lungs, by failure of the lungs to expand and contract properly during breathing with resulting collapse, and by the accumulation of a protein-containin
A respiratory failure that is characterized by deficiency of the surfactant coating the inner surface of the lungs, by failure of the lungs to expand and contract properly during breathing with resulting collapse, and by the accumulation of a protein-containing film lining the alveoli and their ducts.
Signs and symptoms
- Pulmonary edema
- Disseminated intravascular coagulation
- Edema
- Respiratory distress
- Dyspnea
- Atelectasis
- Tachypnea
- Neonatal respiratory distress
- Premature birth
Medications that may treat it
Also known as: HMD - Hyaline membrane disease; Neonatal respiratory Distress syndrome; hyaline membrane disease; pulmonary hyaline membrane disease; pulmonary hypoperfusion syndrome of newborn