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RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-08-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Respiratory System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- respiratory distress syndrome
1, record 1, English, respiratory%20distress%20syndrome
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- RDS 2, record 1, English, RDS
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- infant respiratory distress syndrome 3, record 1, English, infant%20respiratory%20distress%20syndrome
correct
- IRDS 3, record 1, English, IRDS
correct
- IRDS 3, record 1, English, IRDS
- hyaline membrane disease 4, record 1, English, hyaline%20membrane%20disease
correct, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A syndrome of respiratory difficulty in newborn infants caused by a deficiency of a molecule called surfactant. 5, record 1, English, - respiratory%20distress%20syndrome
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The mature lung contains a foamy fluid known as surfactant, a substance essential to expansion of the alveoli, or air sacs of the lungs. Because of their immaturity, premature babies tend to lack surfactant. Without surfactant, the lungs cannot inflate resulting in RDS [respiratory distress syndrome]. 2, record 1, English, - respiratory%20distress%20syndrome
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareil respiratoire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- syndrome de détresse respiratoire
1, record 1, French, syndrome%20de%20d%C3%A9tresse%20respiratoire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au cours d'une étude prospective, nous avons évalué la maturité pulmonaire chez des nouveau-nés à risque élevé à l'aide du test de Clements (TC). Les objectifs de cette étude étaient d'établir la corrélation entre le TC et le syndrome de détresse respiratoire à la naissance, de déterminer la validité du TC par rapport au score d'Apgar, d'évaluer la validité du TC par rapport au poids de naissance. 1, record 1, French, - syndrome%20de%20d%C3%A9tresse%20respiratoire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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