Question

1. A congenital anomaly in newborns that creates an abnormal passage between the esophagus and the trachea may cause respiratory distress. The definition of this abnormal passage is?

2. Lack of surfactant in the immature lungs of a premature infant will create a serious respiratory complication known as _________.   Artificial Surfactant replacement at birth is a viable treatment for this serious consequence of prematurity. This respiratory complication is found in Project 9 in this chapter.

3. The term para refers to a woman who has given birth to a viable offspring. It is also followed by a number to give the description of how many viable deliveries the woman has had. para 3 is interpreted as how many viable deliveries?

Answer 1

Ans:- 1.

Tracheoesophageal fistula .

A congenital anomaly in newborns that creates an abnormal passage between the oesophagus and trachea may cause respiratory distress due to allowing fluid from the oesophagus to get into the airways and interfere with the breathing known as tracheoesophageal fistula.

2. RDS( respiratory distress syndrome)

Lack of the surfactant in the immature lungs of a premature infant will create a serious respiratory complication known as RDS.

Artificial surfactant replacement therapy at birth is a viable treatment for this serious consequence of prematurity.

3.

Para 3 is interpreted as 3 viable deliveries.

The term para refers to a woman who has given birth to a viable offspring. It is also followed by a number to give to description of how many viable deliveries the woman has had, so in this question she has had three viable deliveries, as para 3 in given.