What definition of atelectasis would best fit that of a premature newborn with respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) ?
A) Partial or total collapse of previously expanded lung regions
B) Free pleural air compressed the lungs
C) Enlarged heart causes compression of the lungs
D) The lungs remain unexpanded since birth
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