In the following image:

1. This child has humeral epiphyses.
2. This child did not have to be intubated

DDX: TTN

• Must occur at birth.
• Must be term.
• Resolves in 2 – 3 d.
• Usually no intubation required.

Cause: delayed clearance of fetal pulmonary fluid
Risk: caeserian, maternal sedation,diabetic mother
Features: streaky perihilar opacity, hyperinflation,
Occasionally pleural effusion and cardiomegaly.

DDX Diffuse Alveolar ASD in Neonate
“While Dots on a Black Background”
High lung volume – TTN, meconium aspiration
Low lung volume – HMD
Variable lung volume – pneumonia, CHF/PDA