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.
The U.S. Presidents. 1  Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) is the only U.S. president who was also a licensed bartender. 2  The only president to be unanimously elected was George Washington (1732-1799). 3  Because the KKK was a powerful political force, Truman was encouraged to join the organization.