What treatment usually causes improvement in the initial treatment of transient tachypnea of the newborn?

a. Mechanical ventilation with PEEP
b. Oxygen with low FiO2
c. Bronchodilators
d. Mucolytics


ANS: B
Infants with TTN usually respond readily to a low FiO2 by infant oxygen hood or nasal cannula.

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