Question
A friend’s baby has just been born and diagnosed with multiple small spots and patchy blurring shadows in both lungs, along with increased lung texture, which may indicate newborn wet lung. What does the X-ray presentation of newborn wet lung look like?
Answer
The symptoms of newborn wet lung include rapid breathing, possibly with blue lips, but with normal response and crying. The baby’s feeding is not affected. In severe cases, the baby may breathe over 100 times per minute, showing distinct blueness, groaning sounds, poor response, and may not eat or cry.