Early onset of tachypnea (respiratory rate >60 breaths/minute) in the newborn following an uneventful delivery
Symptoms of respiratory distress including mild retractions, expirato...
Tachypnea presenting within the first few hours of life
Presence of familial risk factors
Maternal diabetes
Maternal asthma
Family history of unexplained TTN
Birth-related risk factors
Peri...
Resolution of symptoms will occur in time, most often within the first 2 days of life.
Initial management
Direct observation under radiant heat (maintaining thermoregulation) f...
Symptoms persisting b...
Abughalwa M, Taha S, Sharaf N, et al. Antibiotics therapy in classic transient tachypnea of the newborn: a necessary treatment or not? A prospective study. Neonatology Today. ...
7550008 Transitory tachypnea of newborn (disorder)
276531000 Avery’s syndrome type 1 (disorder)
276532007 ...
Q: When does the tachypnea in neonates with TTN begin?
A: Tachypnea usually starts within 6 hours of birth.
Q: How long does the tachypnea generally last?
A: Most babies’ respiratory rates improve wi...
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<bold>FIGURE 4.6 Lateral views of the adult lungs.</bold> Knowledge of the fissures between lungs facilitates a respiratory examination. Pneumonias and other fluid accumulations can be restricted to individual lung lobes and, thus, can be detected by appreciating a line of dullness, or rubbing when the chest wall is tapped or the lungs are auscultated.
<bold>FIGURE 4.6 Lateral views of the adult lungs.</bold> Knowledge of the fissures between lungs facilitates a respiratory ex...
<bold>FIGURE 4.11 Major families of respiratory stress.</bold> Most people who have difficulty breathing suffer from bronchitis, emphysema, asthma, or some combination of these. As shown schematically, a patient can experience one, two, or all three of these conditions at once. The box perimeter indicates patients with some form of airway obstruction (11). Patients with two or more of these conditions are more common than patients with only one.
<bold>FIGURE 4.11 Major families of respiratory stress.</bold> Most people who have difficulty breathing suffer from bronchiti...