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Review Question - QID 108880

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QID 108880 (Type "108880" in App Search)
A healthy 29-year-old HIV-positive G1P0 gives birth to a newborn infant at 38 weeks gestation. The child was born before antenatal betamethasone was able to be given. The mother has a history of alcohol abuse and a 5-pack-year smoking history. She had no prenatal care and took no medications during her pregnancy. Immediately after birth, the child’s temperature is 99.2°F (37.4°C), blood pressure is 90/50 mmHg, pulse is 140/min, and respirations are 35/min. The infant has notable dyspnea and perioral cyanosis. A chest radiograph is shown in Figure A. What is the most likely underlying cause of this patient’s radiograph abnormality?
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