Respiratory distress is a common symptom in the newborn. Surfactant deficiency in the preterm infant and meconium aspiration and transient tachypnea in the term newborn are among the most common causes of respiratory distress, but primary airway abnormalities can also present with respiratory distress in the newborn. Delay in diagnosis of airway abnormality can be life threatening. Radiologists...

Objective: To compare the outcome of Salbutamol nebulization with normal saline (placebo) in transient tachypnea newborn.
 Study Design: Comparative prospective study.
 Place and Duration Study: Department Neonatal Medicine, Military Hospital Rawalpindi, from Jan 2017 to Mar 2018.
 Methodology: Sixty term neonates respiratory rate >60 breaths/min newborn score ≥4 were enrolled...

Newborn respiratory distress presents a diagnostic and management challenge. Newborns with respiratory distress commonly exhibit tachypnea with a respiratory rate of more than 60 respirations per minute. They may present with grunting, retractions, nasal flaring, and cyanosis. Common causes include transient tachypnea of the newborn, respiratory distress syndrome, meconium aspiration syndrome, ...