All of the following conditions are more common in preterm neonates EXCEPT?: (A) Intraventricular hemorrhage, (B) Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, (C) Respiratory distress syndrome, (D) Meconium aspiration syndrome
Answer is D. Diseases more common in preterm neonates: Neonatal sepsis Resp.- Hyaline membrane disease/ Bronchopulmonary dysplasia Patent ductus aeriosus Intraventricular hemorrhage Retinopathy of prematurity Hyperbilirubinemia Meconium aspiration syndrome: A term SGA/IUGR baby, born through meconium stained liquor, presents with respiratory distress soon after bih. CXR: Hyperinflated lungs- | radiolucency of lungs Flattening of domes of diphragm Pulmonary infiltrates Segmental collapse Rx: Suppoive- O2 + mechanical ventilation