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Hyaline Membrane Disease: Follow-up

Author: Peter C McClure, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Radiology, San Francisco General Hospital
Coauthor(s): Mahesh R Patel, MD, Chief, MRI, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Santa Clara Valley Medial Center; Thu T Le, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Radiology, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
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Updated: May 11, 2009

Intervention

See Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in Critical Care.

 
Acknowledgments

Kathy Keller, MD, is gratefully acknowledged for contributions made to this article. 



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Further Reading

Clinical guidelines

Antenatal corticosteroids to prevent respiratory distress syndrome.
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists - Medical Specialty Society.  1996 Apr (revised 2004 Feb).  9 pages.  NGC:004470

Fetal lung maturity.
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists - Medical Specialty Society.  2008 Sep.  10 pages.  NGC:006763

Clinical trials

Antenatal Corticoid Therapy for Late Preterm Babies

Genetic Regulation of Surfactant Deficiency

Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation in Premature Infants


Related eMedicine topics

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Keywords

hyaline membrane disease, HMD, respiratory distress syndrome, RDS, infant respiratory distress syndrome, IRDS, pulmonary disease of immaturity, neonatal respiratory failure, neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, maternal diabetes, cesarean delivery without labor, fetal asphyxia, second born of twins, antenatal steroids, surfactant therapy, pulmonary surfactants, pulmonary alveoli, pulmonary atelectasis

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Peter C McClure, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Radiology, San Francisco General Hospital
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Coauthor(s)

Mahesh R Patel, MD, Chief, MRI, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Santa Clara Valley Medial Center
Mahesh R Patel, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Roentgen Ray Society, American Society of Neuroradiology, and Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Thu T Le, MD, Staff Physician, Department of Radiology, Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Beverly P Wood, MD, PhD, Professor Emerita, Departments of Radiology and Pediatrics, Division of Medical Education, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California; Professor of Clinical Radiology, Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Beverly P Wood, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for Women Radiologists, American College of Radiology, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, American Medical Association, American Roentgen Ray Society, Association of University Radiologists, Radiological Society of North America, and Society for Pediatric Radiology
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Pharmacy Editor

Bernard D Coombs, MB, ChB, PhD, Consulting Staff, Department of Specialist Rehabilitation Services, Hutt Valley District Health Board, New Zealand
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Managing Editor

Kieran McHugh, MBBCh, Honorary Lecturer, The Institute of Child Health; Consultant Pediatric Radiologist, Department of Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK
Kieran McHugh, MBBCh is a member of the following medical societies: American Roentgen Ray Society and Royal College of Radiologists
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

CME Editor

Robert M Krasny, MD, Consulting Staff, Department of Radiology, Resolution Imaging Medical Corporation
Robert M Krasny, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Roentgen Ray Society and Radiological Society of North America
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Chief Editor

Eugene C Lin, MD, Consulting Radiologist, Virginia Mason Medical Center; Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine
Eugene C Lin, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Nuclear Medicine, American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, and Society of Nuclear Medicine
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