1 MCQs in Pediatrics for NEET PG
A term male infant born at 41+3 weeks gestation after prolonged labor with meconium-stained amniotic fluid and non-reassuring fetal heart rate is resuscitated at birth. By 30 minutes of life, he develops severe respiratory distress with grunting, nasal flaring, retractions, cyanosis, and SpO₂ of 82% on 100% oxygen. Chest radiograph is shown. The structure marked **A** in the diagram represents coarse patchy asymmetric opacities. Which of the following best explains the pathophysiology underlying these radiographic findings?
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