Question
Should the issue of neonatal wet lung be given special attention? If a newborn is diagnosed with neonatal wet lung, showing a faster breathing rate, is this condition severe?
Answer
Neonatal wet lung, also known as neonatal transient tachypnea, is a common respiratory system disease that often occurs in full-term infants. Most affected children exhibit an increased breathing rate (over 60 times per minute) within 6 hours after birth. Mild cases are more common, with symptoms typically lasting from 12 to 24 hours; severe cases are less frequent and may persist for 3 to 5 days. Symptoms include weak crying, slight cyanosis, slight groaning, flaring of the nostrils, and the breathing rate may exceed 100 times per minute. There are few positive pulmonary signs, and during auscultation, it may be found that the respiratory sounds are weakened and there are coarse rales. Blood oxygen pressure (PaO2) slightly decreases, and occasional vomiting may occur, but carbon dioxide pressure (PaCO2) rises, as well as acid…