respiratory distress

collocation in English

meaningsofrespiratoryanddistress

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respiratory
adjective[before noun]
uk
/rɪˈspɪr.ə.tər.i/
us
/ˈres.pə.rə.tɔːr.i/
relating ...
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distress
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈstres/
us
/dɪˈstres/
a feeling of extreme worry, sadness, ...
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(Definition ofrespiratoryanddistressfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrespiratory distress

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Anatomic factors causingrespiratorydistressin acyanotic congenital cardiac disease: special reference to bronchial obstruction.
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Six months following fundoplication he has had no further episodes ofrespiratorydistressor requirement for hospital admission.
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One of them soon died due to massive haemoptysis andrespiratorydistress.
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Six patients were premature babies and required mechanical ventilation a few days because of arespiratorydistresssyndrome.
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Early versus delayed selective surfactant treatment for neonatalrespiratorydistresssyndrome.
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He subsequently developed adultrespiratorydistresssyndrome, and died 14 days after admission.
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Common symptoms are suddenrespiratorydistress-particularly in cold air, during respiratory tract infections, and during stress-"wheezy chest," and nocturnal coughing.
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Over the ensuing four days, fever developed and was accompanied by increasingrespiratorydistressand deepening cyanosis.
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On physical examination, she weighed 2.48 kg and was in mildrespiratorydistresswith marked cyanosis.
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Of 38 premature infants, 28 had respiratory disorders such asrespiratorydistresssyndrome or meconium aspiration syndrome.
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Until now, however, nitric oxide has not been shown in a randomized trial to improve outcome of patients with adultrespiratorydistresssyndrome.
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Diagnosis of therespiratorydistresssyndrome by amniocentesis.
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Severe cardiac failure andrespiratorydistresspreeccded recognition and indicated prompt surgical treatment in most cases.
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They often have higher pulmonary vascular resistance due torespiratorydistresswith hypoxia and hypercarbia.
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A one-day-old girl was admitted to our intensive care unit because ofrespiratorydistress.
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Presentation was withrespiratorydistressdue to severe cardiac failure after birth.
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The female patient presented with clinical symptoms of ptosis andrespiratorydistressin the neonatal period.
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Clinical manifestations of the anomalous origin of the pulmonary artery includerespiratorydistress, congestive heart failure and cyanosis.
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