You are currently on an inpatient hospitalist team in a loca…

You are currently on an inpatient hospitalist team in a local pediatric hospital. First thing this morning, your team is called in to evaluate an infant born at 27 weeks gestation 50 minutes ago. Upon initial inspection of the newborn, you observe rapid labored grunting respirations, flaring nostrils, and intercostal retractions. Auscultation reveals diminished air movement, and a chest radiograph (CXR) reveals a ground-glass appearance in the lung fields bilaterally. What pharmacological agent should be initiated to help alleviate these signs and symptoms?