The causes of TTN include:
1. mother's diagnosis of cystic fibrosis.
2. infant's hypoxemia.
3. mother's hypoxemia.
4. infant's inadequate inspiratory effort.
a. 1, 3
b. 2, 4
c. 2, 3, 4
d. 1, 2, 3
B
If the newborn infant is hypoxemic and has an inadequate inspiratory effort, there is a delay in the clearance of pulmonary fluid. This leads to TTN.
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