A full-term infant received surfactant as rescue therapy for RDS.Despite redosing,the infant has not been able to be extubated during the first 2 weeks of life.What should this neonate be evaluated for?

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Full-term infants with RDS,surfactant nonresponders,and infants who cannot be extubated in the first weeks of life because of a respiratory condition should be evaluated for SP-B deficiency,alveolar capillary dysplasia,and a₁-antitrypsin deficiency.

A Full-Term Infant Received Surfactant as Rescue Therapy for RDS