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A 34-year-old woman, gravida 1, para 0, delivers at 32 weeks’ gestation. The infant is cyanotic, grunting, and has retractions. Echocardiography reveals pulmonary hypertension, and a chest x-ray film reveals diffuse, hazy infiltrates. Prenatally administering which of the following agents might have prevented or improved this infant’s condition?
A. Antibiotics covering Streptococcus
B. Aspirin
C. Corticosteroids
D. Magnesium
E. Oxytocin
what does this pt. have?
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| vamsi2004
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C to mature the lung in RDS
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| Ivil
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c..
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| Leopard
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Agreed Corticosteroids.Other hormone which takes part in maturation of type II pneumocytes is Thyroxin.Insulin antagonizes the maturation of Type II pneumocytes
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| drpkaur
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correct C.............
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| drfax
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C.
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