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.
Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833 - March 13, 1901) was the 23rd President of the United States, serving one term from 1889 to 1893. Harrison was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at the age of 21, where he became a prominent state politician.