In a healthy lung, surfactant prevents atelectasis (collapse) of alveoli. In neonatal respiratory distress syndrome (NRDS), otherwise known as hyaline membrane disease, a lack of surfactant production results in atelectasis and intrapulmonary shunting.
Below are the first 14 presidents of the United States. 1  1. Peyton Randolph (Sept. 5, 1774 â Oct. 22, 1774), (May 10, 1775 â May 24, 1775)When delegates voted in Philadelphia for the first Continental Congress, they elected Peyton Randolph as the first president of the territory known as the United States. Randolph was a planter and public official from the colony of Virginia.
James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States. Well there was one other, Grover Cleveland was single when elected, he married while in the White House. Actually Chester Arthur was also single when he became president, his wife having died before he entered office. James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States. Well there was one other, Grover Cleveland was single when elected, he married while in the White House.<br />Actually Chester Arthur was also single when he became president, his wife having died before he entered office.