What clinical finding is typically seen with BPD infants?
a. Areas of air trapping on the chest film
b. Areas of consolidation on the chest film
c. Hypoxemia and hypercapnia
d. Hypocapnia
ANS: C
Progressive vascular leakage and areas of atelectasis and emphysema develop in the lungs, and progressive pulmonary damage occurs. The chest radiograph for severe disease will show areas of atelectasis, emphysema, and fibrosis diffusely intermixed throughout the lung (Figure 34-5). Ar-terial blood gas measurements reveal varying degrees of hypoxemia and hypercapnia secondary to airway obstruction, air trapping, pulmonary fibrosis, and atelectasis.
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