Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants?

  1. Their ability to form DPPC is limited.

  2. High pressure is required to ventilate the lungs.

  3. Their lung compliance is low.

  4. Alveoli favours to overexpand and frequently explode at the end of inspiration.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

This statement is incorrect. In respiratory distress syndrome, the lungs alveoli are collapsed not expanded. The expanded alveoli, which sometimes burst is a signature characteristic of emphysema, not the respiratory distress syndrome.

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