NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME

Course overview

NEONATAL RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME IS A FREQUENT CAUSE OF INCREASED MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY IN NEONATES. UNDERSTANDING THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, CLINICAL PRESENTATION, DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION, AND MANAGEMENT OF THIS CONDITION IS VITAL TO DECREASING MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, EPIDEMIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME IN NEONATES, AND DISCUSSES THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.