Formal Opinion 90-357 of the American Bar Association provides four acceptable definitions of the term: 1  A part-time practitioner who practices law in association with a firm, but on a basis different from that of the mainstream lawyers in the firm.
Infant respiratory distress syndrome, known as neonatal respiratory distress syndrome or lately more frequently respiratory distress syndrome of newborn or surfactant deficiency disorder, represents a medical condition that involves premature babies and which is caused by a structural immaturity and insufficient development of pulmonary production in the lungs.
Signs and symptoms of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) usually occur at birth or within the first few hours that follow. They include: Rapid, shallow breathing. Sharp pulling in of the chest below and between the ribs with each breath. Grunting sounds. Flaring of the nostrils.