A female infant born at 25 weeks’ gestation had a very complicated
medical course. She received three doses of surfactant and initially
required high ventilator settings. She was able to transfer to the conventional ventilator
at 14 days of life and extubated at 25 days of age. She was on full-volume enteral feedings
by 28 days of age. She was treated for 1 week with antibiotics
for presumed sepsis. At 10 weeks of age, she
required 1-L flow by nasal cannula with 35% Fio2. Her most
recent chest radiograph is :
The most likely diagnosis is
A. Respiratory distress syndrome
B. Pulmonary interstitial emphysema
C. Transient tachypnea of the newborn
D. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
E. Pneumothorax
Answer
medical course. She received three doses of surfactant and initially
required high ventilator settings. She was able to transfer to the conventional ventilator
at 14 days of life and extubated at 25 days of age. She was on full-volume enteral feedings
by 28 days of age. She was treated for 1 week with antibiotics
for presumed sepsis. At 10 weeks of age, she
required 1-L flow by nasal cannula with 35% Fio2. Her most
recent chest radiograph is :
The most likely diagnosis is
A. Respiratory distress syndrome
B. Pulmonary interstitial emphysema
C. Transient tachypnea of the newborn
D. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
E. Pneumothorax
Answer
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