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The Utilization Of Exogenous Surfactant In The Neonate, Katherine Thorkildsen
The Utilization Of Exogenous Surfactant In The Neonate, Katherine Thorkildsen
Senior Honors Theses
Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) is a common consequence of pulmonary immaturity in the lungs of neonates. RDS is the result of the deficient secretion of endogenous surfactant, causing increased surface tension in the alveolar sacs leading to respiratory compromise. RDS is more common in the preterm neonate but can be experienced by neonates at any gestational age. Treatment for RDS formerly consisted of mechanical ventilation and oxygen therapy to treat and relieve symptoms but not the cause. A new treatment method, developed largely in the 1980s and 90s is the use of exogenous surfactant to treat the deficiency exhibited in …
From Thesis To Haiti, Peter Horning
From Thesis To Haiti, Peter Horning
Honorable Mention
2014 Honors graduate Peter Horning, who wrote his thesis on prosthetics, is now in Haiti on an internship at a prosthetics clinic.