What radiographic finding is common in infants with transient tachypnea?

a. Low lung volumes
b. Bilateral perihilar lymphadenopathy
c. Hyperinflation
d. Mucus plugging


ANS: C
The chest radiographic findings, which may initially be indistinguishable from those of pneumo-nia, are hyperinflation, which is secondary to air trapping and perihilar streaking.

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