MECONIUM ASPIRATION SYNDROME
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MECONIUM ASPIRATION SYNDROME PRESENTED BY, MS.L.SOUNDARYA M.SC.NURSING (PEDIATRICS)
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MECONIUM ASPIRATION SYNDROME
PRESENTED BY,MS.L.SOUNDARYAM.SC.NURSING (PEDIATRICS)
Pathophysiology
Meconium is passed into amniotic fluid when fetal distress and anoxia have occurred in utero
The skin may be stained with meconium and the infant is depressed
During gestation or with the first breath, thick meconium is aspirated into the lungs
Airway obstruction with in a few hours after the birth
Respiratory distress (tachypnea, grunting, cyanosis)
Resuscitation (infant)-pneumothorax
Over expansion and rupture of alveoli
Atelectasis