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A neonate with dyspnoea
BMJ 2016; 353 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i2361 (Published 28 April 2016) Cite this as: BMJ 2016;353:i2361
- Yong-Hai Zhou, consultant paediatrician1,
- Ming-Hua Zheng, consultant hepatologist2
- 1Department of Paediatrics, Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
- 2Department of Hepatology, Liver Research Centre, First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, Zhejiang, China
- Correspondence to: M-H Zheng zhengmh{at}wmu.edu.cn
A newborn boy presented to the neonatal intensive care unit with dyspnoea at birth. He was born at 40+1 weeks’ gestation and weighed 2950 g, with Apgar scores of 9 at one minute and 9 at five minutes. On examination, his left lung breath sounds were absent and bowel sounds could be auscultated in the left thoracic cage. His respiratory rate was 70 breaths/min and there were no other …
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