Respiratory Distress Syndrome

**Semantic type:** Disease or Syndrome

**Definition:** A condition beginning in the first day of life that results from inadequate surfactant production, causing increased work of breathing and impaired gas exchange.

**Synonyms:** - Neonatal Respiratory Distress - Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome - Newborn Respiratory Distress Syndrome - RDS - RDS - Respiratory Distress Syndrome in the Newborn - Respiratory Distress Syndrome of Newborns