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The three main pathologic developmental processes that occur in the lungs and contribute to the development of PPHN are: 

This rare type of gastroschisis is when the defect narrows in utero resulting in strangulation and subsequent ischemia of the herniated bowel and atresia. 

Concerning the treatment of PPHN. If you utilized a pharmacological agonist to INCREASE production of a certain messenger molecule produced by vascular endothelial cells that promotes smooth muscle relaxation and vasodilation, which pathway would that drug be acting on?

_________ reduction of gastroschisis reduces duration of mechanical ventilation, risk of infection, and time to enteral nutrition. 

Which of the following populations is at increased risk for developing PPHN?

VenoVeno ECMO supports?

Common findings in the majority of bowel obstructions include:

Please fill in the following parameters that ensure therapeutic cooling will be beneficial to the neonate: Cooling must be initiated within [1] hours of hypoxic insult. Body temperature should be lowered to [2] degrees. The length of time cooling should last is [3] hours. 

Pulmonary hypoplasia associated with renal agenesis or dysplastic kidneys occurs commonly with which of the following conditions?

What is the simplest and most commonly used indicator of kidney function in the neonate?