All of the Following Symptoms Support a Diagnosis of Respiratory

question 1

Multiple Choice

All of the following symptoms support a diagnosis of respiratory distress syndrome except:

• A)Lecithin-sphingomyelin (L/S) ratio 2:1
• B)Shake test positive
• C)Absence or negative presence of phosphatidylglycerol (PG)
• D)Surfactant-albumin (S/A) ratio less than 40 mg surfactant per 1g albumin

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