What Preexisting Condition Is Often Being Treated in a Premature

question 9

Multiple Choice

What preexisting condition is often being treated in a premature neonate who develops a pulmonary air leak syndrome?

• A) Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS)
• B)Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS)
• C)Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN)
• D)Apnea of prematurity

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Definitions:

Learned Behavior

Actions or reactions that individuals acquire through experience or by observing others, in contrast to innate behaviors.

Mammals

The class of vertebrate animals distinguished by bodies covered with hair or fur, self-regulating temperature, and in females, milk-producing mammary glands.

Reptiles

are a class of ectothermic, scaled vertebrates that include snakes, lizards, turtles, and crocodilians, distinct for their ability to lay eggs on land.

Dynamic

Pertaining to the forces or processes that stimulate growth or change within a system or process.