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Primary cause of RDS
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Insufficiency of the pulmonary surfactant system
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Populations at risk for RDS
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Premature infants, males, caucasion, C/S, IDM
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What does expiratory grunting achieve
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maintain lung volume and gas exchange during expiration
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Blood gas findings of RDS
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hypoxia, hypercarbia, acidosis
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Radiographic findings of RDS
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Ground glass appearance (diffuse, fine granular densities); air bronchograms; decreased lung volume
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