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.
Historically speaking, one person actually served two, non consecutive terms as President of the United States of America. President Grover Cleveland, a Democrat from New York â¦, was the 22nd and the 24th President of the United States of America. As the 22nd President, he served from 1885 - 1889. As the 24th President, he served from 1893 - 1897.