Transient tachypnea of the newborn
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Transient tachypnoea of the newborn usually occurs in full-term infants delivered via caesarean section or precipitous birth 1 and is due to retained fluid in the lungs. It improves within several hours. In contrast to hyaline membrane disease, the lung volumes are normal or slightly over inflated. Pulmonary oedema, neonatal pneumonia and meconium aspiration are also in the differential.
-<p><a title="Transient tachypnoea of the newborn" href="/articles/transient-tachypnoea-of-the-newborn">Transient tachypnoea of the newborn</a> usually occurs in full-term infants delivered via <a title="Caesarean section" href="/articles/caesarean-section">caesarean section</a> or <a title="precipitous labour" href="/articles/precipitous-labour">precipitous birth</a> <sup>1</sup> and is due to retained fluid in the lungs. It improves within several hours. In contrast to <a title="Hyaline membrane disease" href="/articles/respiratory-distress-syndrome">hyaline membrane disease</a>, the lung volumes are normal or slightly over inflated. <a title="Pulmonary oedema" href="/articles/pulmonary-oedema">Pulmonary oedema</a>, <a title="Neonatal pneumonia" href="/articles/neonatal-pneumonia">neonatal pneumonia</a> and <a title="Meconium aspiration" href="/articles/meconium-aspiration">meconium aspiration</a> are also in the differential.</p>- +<p><a href="/articles/transient-tachypnoea-of-the-newborn">Transient tachypnoea of the newborn</a> usually occurs in full-term infants delivered via <a href="/articles/caesarean-section">caesarean section</a> or <a title="Precipitous birth" href="/articles/precipitous-labour">precipitous birth</a> <sup>1</sup> and is due to retained fluid in the lungs. It improves within several hours. In contrast to <a href="/articles/respiratory-distress-syndrome">hyaline membrane disease</a>, the lung volumes are normal or slightly over inflated. <a href="/articles/pulmonary-oedema">Pulmonary oedema</a>, <a href="/articles/neonatal-pneumonia">neonatal pneumonia</a> and <a href="/articles/meconium-aspiration">meconium aspiration</a> are also in the differential.</p>
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