A nurse is teaching a class to parents on respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). Which statement about RDS indicates the parents understood the teaching?
a. Factors causing chronic fetal stress increase the incidence of RDS.
b. RDS is the leading cause of respiratory failure in premature infants.
c. RDS is caused by an overproduction of surfactant in fetal development.
d. The incidence of RDS is significantly lower as gestational age decreases.
B
RDS is the leading cause of respiratory failure in premature infants. Things that tend to cause chronic fetal stress, such as maternal hypertension, drug abuse, and prolonged rupture of membranes, decrease the incidence of hyaline membrane disease. RDS occurs in infants with insufficient amounts of surfactant or immature lung development. The incidence of RDS increases as gestational age decreases.
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