Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

transient tachypnea of the newborn, TTN, transient tachypnea of newborn, respiratory distress syndrome type II, RDS, retained lung fluid syndrome, wet lung, noninfectious acute respiratory disease, cesarean delivery, treatment, diagnosis

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KN Siva Subramanian, MD, Professor of Pediatrics and Obstetrics/Gynecology, Chief of Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, Director of Nurseries, Georgetown University Hospital
KN Siva Subramanian, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Nutrition, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, American Society of Law Medicine and Ethics, New York Academy of Sciences, and Southern Society for Pediatric Research
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Monisha Bahri, MBBS, MD, Fellow in Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine, Department of Neonatology, Georgetown University Hospital
Monisha Bahri, MBBS, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, Indian Academy of Pediatrics, and Medical Council of India
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Stephen D Kicklighter, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, University of North Carolina at Raleigh and Wake Medical Center
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Steven M Donn, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Michigan Medical School; Director, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, CS Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan Health System
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