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It is 4 AM in <strong>the</strong> morning -------You attend <strong>the</strong> delivery <strong>of</strong> M.L. at 40 weeks’ gestation. He iscovered with thick meconium. Endotracheal suctioning producesthick meconium from <strong>the</strong> trachea.‣The infant receives assisted ventilation and surfactant‣Inhaled nitric oxide is started at an OI <strong>of</strong> 15‣Echocardiogram on DOL 2 shows severe pulmonaryhypertension (PPHN)‣Cranial sonography shows parenchymal blood‣The OI is now 40WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

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