About The Medical Condition Meconium Aspiration

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Meconium Aspiration

Meconium Aspiration Medical Condition Defined & Explained
Meconium Aspiration Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Meconium Aspiration?

Syndrome caused by sucking of thick meconium into the lungs, usually by term or post-term infants (often small for gestational age) either in utero or with first breath. The resultant small airway obstruction may produce respiratory distress, tachypnea, cyanosis, pneumothorax, and/or pneumomediastinum.

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