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Respiratory distress syndrome
Respiratory distress syndrome Common in premature infants, RDS means a baby can't take in enough oxygen because his or her lungs aren't yet fully developed. With proper treatment, about 80 percent of babies recover fully.
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Premature
The term used to describe babies born before 37 weeks of gestation. Fewer than 10 percent of babies arrive this early.
Oxygen
A chemical element essential for sustaining life.
Lungs
The main respiratory organs in the chest where blood is oxygenated.
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Respiration
The act or process of breathing. The process by which a living organism or cell takes in oxygen from the air or water and uses it.
Respirator
A device to protect the wearer from inhalation of harmful contaminants, classified by the amount of face coverage it provides and its method of protection, e.g. a half-face, negative-pressure, air-purifying respirator; or a full-face, pressure demand, supplied air respirator.
Respiratory burst
Oxygen dependent increase in metabolic activity within phagocytic cells stimulated by bacteria or parasites, to be microbicidal.
Respiratory system
The group of organs responsible for carrying oxygen from the air to the bloodstream and for expelling carbon dioxide.
Respondent conditioning
Elicitation of a response by a stimulus that normally does not elicit that response. The response is one that is mediated primarily by the autonomic nervous system (such as salivation or a change in heart rate). A previously neutral stimulus is repeatedly presented just before an unconditioned stimulus that normally elicits that response. When the response subsequently occurs in the presence of the previously neutral stimulus, it is called a conditioned response, and the previously neutral stimulus, a conditioned stimulus.
Resporal
Resporal is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): dexbrompheniramine maleate; pseudoephedrine sulfate.
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The federal government's recommendations for the minimum amounts of vitamins and minerals a person should eat each day.
Reflex
An automatic, involuntary movement.
Reproductive system
The male and female organs responsible for reproduction.
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Rh incompatibility
A condition in which a baby's blood type is incompatible with the mother's. If carefully monitored and treated, women whose Rh factor is incompatible with their fetus's will usually give birth to a healthy baby.
Rooming-in
When a newborn stays in the same room as the mother in a hospital after birth.
Rooting reflex
One of the reflexes present at birth; infants will automatically turn their heads and start sucking when their cheeks are stroked.
Roseola infantum
A common viral illness in children under 2, roseola infantum begins with a high fever, runny nose, and swollen glands, usually followed by a rash on the torso, arms, or legs. While the infection is common, serious complications from roseola infantum are rare.
RU-486
An abortion-inducing pill, RU-486 works by blocking the action of progesterone, which is vital for maintaining a pregnancy. Effective only during the first seven weeks of pregnancy or up to five weeks after a missed period.
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