or respiratory distress syndrome, one of the most frequent causes of death in infants, as a form of atelectasis.
Hyaline Membrane Disease is a respiratory disease that occurs in newborns (usually premature).
a disease of newborn infants, especially those who are premature, in which insufficient amounts of surfactant are produced and breathing is labored; also called respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) of the newborn
(HMD) or RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (RDS). A breathing problem in which the lungs have difficulty holding in air.
The lung disease characteristic of premature infants. HMD is caused by a deficiency of surfactant in the lungs. Also known as respiratory distress syndrome (RDS).
an acute lung disease of the newborn (especially the premature newborn); lungs cannot expand because of a wetting agent is lacking; characterized by rapid shallow breathing and cyanosis and the formation of a glassy hyaline membrane over the alveoli
A respiratory disease of newborns, especially premature infants, in which a membrane composed of proteins and dead cells forms and lines the alveoli making gas exchange difficult or impossible.
A respiratory disease of newborns in which dead lung cells and proteins form a "membrane" within the alveoli making gas exchange difficult or impossible. It occurs more frequently in infants that are born prematurely before the lungs are able to make adequate amounts of surfactant.
A respiratory disease found in preterm babies that results from a lack of surfactant to help keep the lungs open.
A lack of surfactant in the lungs causes this form of respiratory distress.
see respiratory distress syndrome.