A baby born at 30 weeks of gestation that develops respiratory distress characterized by atelectasis (collapse of the lung) most likely suffers from a physiological defect in:
A. production of surfactant component phosphatidylglycerol
B. lack of surfactant components cholesterol and cholesterol esters
C. diaphragmatic movement
D. surfactant proteins
E. Clara cell dysfunction
ANS: A
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