CAUSES OF NN RESP DISTRESS

Box 8.1 Causes of neonatal respiratory distress
1) Pulmonary disorders
• Respiratory distress syndrome
• Transient tachypnea
• Meconium aspiration syndrome
• Pneumonia
• Air leak syndrome
• Pulmonary hypoplasia
2) Systemic disorders
• Hypothermia
• Metabolic acidosis
• Anemia/polycythemia
• Hypoglycemia
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Congenital heart disease
3) Anatomic problems of the respiratory system
• Upper airway obstruction
• Airway malformations
• Space occupying lesions
• Rib cage anomalies
• Phrenic nerve injury
• Neuromuscular diseases