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Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn

See Also
1. Respiratory Distress in the Newborn
Epidemiology
1. Most common cause of Newborn Respiratory Distress (40% of cases)
Pathophysiology
1. Benign cause of Newborn Respiratory Distress
2. Response to residual pulmonary fluid following delivery
Risk Factors
1. Maternal factors
  1. Ceserean Section delivery
  2. Gestational Diabetes
  3. Maternal Asthma history
2. Newborn factors
  1. Male gender
  2. Fetal Macrosomia
Signs
1. Tachypnea
  1. Onset: Within 2 hours of delivery
  2. Duration: Hours to Days
Imaging: Chest XRay
1. Diffuse parenchymal infiltrates
2. Heart with surrounding "wet silhouette"
3. Intralobar fluid
Differential Diagnosis
1. Respiratory Distress in the Newborn
Management
1. See Respiratory Distress in the Newborn
2. See Newborn Resuscitation
3. Supportive care - generally improves spontaneously
4. Avoid potentially harmful or unhelpful measures (e.g. Lasix is not effective)

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