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Radiological Case of the Month
Hal E. Crosswell, MD;
Dan L. Stewart, MD
From the Department of Pediatrics (Dr Crosswell) and Division of Neonatology
(Dr Stewart), University of Louisville School of Medicine and Kosair Children's
Hospital, Louisville, Ky.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001;155:615-616.
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A MALE INFANT of 35 weeks' gestational age had mild respiratory distress
shortly after birth. He weighed 2640 g after a pregnancy complicated by breech
presentation and pregnancy-induced hypertension, resulting in a cesarean delivery
with clear amniotic fluid and no risk factors for infection. Apgar scores
were 7 and 8 at 1 and 5 minutes, respectively.
During transport to the newborn nursery, the infant became dusky, developed
sternal retractions, and showed 81% oxygen saturation by pulse oximetry. He
was afebrile, and findings from physical examination revealed tachypnea, subcostal
retractions, and decreased breath sounds present on the left. Therapy was
begun with delivery of supplemental oxygen by hood at a fraction of inspired
oxygen of 35%. Levels for serial C-reactive proteins and complete blood cell
count were normal as were findings from blood culture. Antibiotic therapy
was started on admission to the intermediate . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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A baby with cough and poor feeding
Sonnappa et al.
Eur Respir J 2003;22:182-185.
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