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RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (RDS): Respiratory Status Assessment

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RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME (RDS):

Respiratory Status Assessment

Signs Of RDS

• Dyspnea• Tachypnea• Cyanosis• Flaring of the nostrils• Expiratory grunting sounds (common form of

neonatal respiratory distress)• Fine inspiratory crackles• Chest retractions (intercostal,xiphoid;sternal if

severe)

Chest retraction

Silverman-Anderson Score