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A mother has given birth to a baby with gestational age of 41 weeks. A chest X-ray reveals coarse, patchy opacities due to atelectasis from bronchial obstruction along with areas of hyperinflation. Which of the following clinical problems would this patient most likely have?

Umbilical cord blood gas testing is recommended in all high-risk deliveries including:

Placement of a UAC must be performed using sterile technique.

The most significant predictor for diagnosis of Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome is being of Hispanic race.

The thymic sail sign is the name given when two normal structures lose their distinct borders on an X-ray film.

A neonatologist has ordered a heel stick for a CBG on a 12-hour old neonate due to respiratory distress. He specifically asked for the oxygenation status to be checked. What action should the RT follow?

A UAC is used for:

Blood contained in the umbilical vein comes from the

Inadequate clearing of fetal lung fluid is a cause of transient tachypnea of the newborn.

Reduction in maternal PaCO2 during pregnancy is a result of hyperventilation.