A new born weighing 1000 g is born at gestational age of 30 weeks with respiratory distress within 1hr of bih. All of the following are the diagnostic possibilities EXCEPT?: (A) Diaphragmatic hernia, (B) HMD, (C) Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, (D) Pulmonary hemorrhage
Answer is C. Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) -occurs in neonate of HMD who have been treated with O2 & mechanical ventilation It usually takes weeks to develop. So, BPD does not present within few hrs after bih.