Persistent Tachypnea of Infancy. Usual and Aberrant

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Authors

Daniela Rauch · Changchun Children's Hospital

Martin Wetzke · Medizinische Hochschule Hannover

Simone Reu · German Center for Lung Research

Waltraud Wesselak · Changchun Children's Hospital

Andrea Schams · Changchun Children's Hospital

Meike Hengst · Changchun Children's Hospital

Birgit Kammer

Abstract

PTI can be diagnosed on the basis of typical history taking, clinical findings, and a high-quality CT scan. Further diagnostic measures, including lung biopsies, may be limited to rare, complicated cases, reducing the need for an invasive and potentially harmful procedure.

Topics & Keywords

Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies Neuroscience of respiration and sleep

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volume 193, Issue 4, pp. 438-447

DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201508-1655oc

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