MECONIUM ASPIRATION SYNDROME

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Across
  1. 4. Gestational age group most commonly associated with meconium aspiration syndrome.
  2. 6. Thick green-black fetal stool that may stain the amniotic fluid.
  3. 7. Respiratory difficulty commonly seen after birth.
  4. 8. Inhalation of fluid or material into the lungs.
  5. 9. Abnormally fast breathing in a newborn.
Down
  1. 1. Related to the lungs; hypertension of this system can complicate meconium aspiration syndrome.
  2. 2. Noisy breathing sign caused by difficulty maintaining airway pressure.
  3. 3. X-ray finding caused by air trapping in the lungs.
  4. 5. Inward pulling of the chest wall during increased work of breathing.
  5. 10. Low oxygen level caused by impaired gas exchange.