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The developing fetus does not produce lung surfactant until late its development.Explain what problem a premature infant would have if it were born before it had produced surfactant?
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The lung surfactant is a substance that coats the internal surfaces of the alveoli (air sacks) of the lungs and prevents them from sticking together in the deflated state when the baby exhales. If the infant is born before it produces lung surfactant, then the alveoli will be unable to be filled with air and the baby will suffocate.
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Name of surfactant that breaks surface tension in the lungs?
Am pretty sure its called the pulmonary surfactant that's produced from the lungs
Lung surfactant is produced by?
type II alveolar cells
When is surfactant produced in the fetus?
between 28 and 30 weeks
What is the fluid that lines the alveoli is produced by?
what is the name of the liquid layer that lines the alveoli
Is saponin an acidic or basic dye?
saponin is not a dye rather it is a surfactant produced by plant.
What would in surfactant absence?
In the event of surfactant absence in the lungs they would collapse and pulminary functioning would be reduced dramatically. Surfactants are critical in maintaining proper lung function by reducing surface tension and making it easier to breathe.
True or false the fluid coating the alveoli that reduces surface tension is called surfactant?
True; produced by Type II pneumocytes
The carbon dioxide produced by a developing fetus is removed by?
the placenta
What keep the alveoli from collapsing?
Alveoli does not collapse because lungs always have a residual volume which prevents the alveoli to collapse.
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What is a Iatrogenic chronic lung disease that develops in premature infants following prolonged mechanical ventilation?
(BPD) Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a chronic lung disease. Caused by (IRDS) Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome, infection, or mechanical ventilation. S/S: Stiff, obstructed lungs; hard to ventilate b/c of scarring of alveoli. Goal: To replace damaged alveoli Rx: Supplemental O2, baby will need increased nutritional support every few hours b/c this infant is woking extremely hard to breathe & therefore needs more calories to expend the energy, and also drug therapy like surfactant put into lungs. Often will be premature birth (less than 37 weeks gestational age) & these infants are high risk, and infection prone. B/c this infant was born so early, it can NOT produce surfactant in its lungs like full term babies can (b/c surfactant is produced in the last weeks of gestation & this infant did not get a chance to stay in the womb to produce it), so it will have to be submitted through entubation within 24-48 hrs of being born. Many of these babies will have chronic to severe respiratory problems for the remainder of their lives.
What is the meaning of HCG diet drops?
HCG is a glycoprotein hormone produced during pregnancy that is made by the developing embryo after conception and later by the syncytiotrophoblast.
