Approach to respiratory distress (newborn) Quiz: Ace Your Exams

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A newborn girl is delivered by vaginal birth at 38 weeks of gestation. The parent is a healthy  27-year-old woman without significant past medical history. The pregnancy was complicated by polyhydramnios that was diagnosed on prenatal ultrasound. GBS was negative. Rupture of membranes was 2 hours before birth and was clear. There were no complications during the delivery. The patient develops respiratory distress shortly after delivery. Temperature is 36.6°C (97.9°F ), pulse is 145 beats/minute, and respiratory rate is 68/minute with SpO2 90% at 40% FiO2. In the NICU, physical examination reveals tachypnea, grunting, and mucous bubbling from the nose and the mouth. An orogastric tube coils back on insertion. Which of the following physical examination findings would be expected in this patient given the most likely cause of her respiratory distress?  

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