CASE 34 A term infant born by cesarean section, who develops mild tachypnea and grunting several hours after birth Figure 34A Figure 34B Frontal radiograph (Fig. 34A) of a term newborn infant demonstrates perihilar streaky opacities, mild cardiomegaly, hazy vascular markings, diffuse interstitial pulmonary edema, and prominent fissures with a small, right pleural effusion. The lung volumes are slightly increased. Frontal radiograph performed the next day (Fig. 34B) on the same child demonstrates rapid resolution of the previously noted abnormalities. Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN)
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