The hyaline membrane seen in the alveoli of a neonate with RDS is similar to the anatomic alteration found in what other pulmonary disease?

a. Bacterial pneumonia
b. Pulmonary fibrosis
c. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
d. Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS)


C
The hyaline membrane containing fibrin and cellular debris is the same in RDS and ARDS. Bacterial pneumonia, pulmonary fibrosis, and MAS will have other types of pulmonary changes.

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