Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Infant

Synonyms

• Hyaline Membrane Disease
• Infantile Respiratory Distress Syndrome
• IRDS

Disorder Subdivisions

• surfactant protein-B deficiency

General Discussion

Infant respiratory distress syndrome is a lung disorder that tends to affect premature infants. Major symptoms include difficulty in breathing and collapsed lungs, potentially requiring mechanical ventilation or positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP).

Resources

American Lung Association

61 Broadway, 6th Floor

New York, NY 10006

USA

Tel: (212)315-8700

Fax: (212)315-8870

Tel: (800)586-4872

Internet: http://www.lungusa.org



NIH/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Information Center

P.O. Box 30105

Bethesda, MD 20824-0105

Tel: (301)592-8573

Fax: (301)251-1223

Email: nhlbiinfo@rover.nhlbi.nih.gov



MUMS (Mothers United for Moral Support, Inc) National Parent-to-Parent Network

150 Custer Court

Green Bay, WI 54301-1243

USA

Tel: (920)336-5333

Fax: (920)339-0995

Tel: (877)336-5333

Email: mums@netnet.net

Internet: http://www.netnet.net/mums/

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Last Updated:  5/25/2008

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