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Delayed Transition from Fetal Circulation

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Delayed Transition from Fetal Circulation

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