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Delayed Transition from Fetal Circulation
Aka: Delayed Transition from Fetal Circulation
- See Also
- Birth Transition from Fetal Circulation
- Respiratory Distress in the Newborn
- Pathophysiology
- Retained alveolar fluid with incompletely expanded alveoli (typically due to precipitous Vaginal Delivery)
- Diagnosis of exclusion as a cause for Newborn Respiratory Distress
- Made in hindsight after no obvious other sources identified
- Tachypnea readily resolves within minutes to hours
- Management
- Supportive care
- Resolves spontaneously
- References
- Hermansen (2015) Am Fam Physician 92(11): 994-1002 [PubMed]