Síndrome de Edwards

Abstract

In the present work it is a study on Edwards Syndrome, with the presentation of a clinical case in the IESS Latacunga hospital, 32-year-old mother, born and residing in Latacunga, who is pregnant apparently without any complications and without no report about the pathology of RN. Female patient RN second-generation product who is born in a particular clinic for previous caesarean + pelvic risk of compromising fetal well-being, clear amniotic fluid with lumps, without respiratory effort so it requires stimulation, aspiration of secretions, positive pressure oxygen with that responds approximately to 3 minutes of life, with Apgar 6-9. It is transferred approximately to the 4 hours of life to this house of health with a diagnosis of RN with respiratory distress syndrome, poor formation syndrome to investigate possible syndrome, enter with support of oxygen by nasal cannula. It was used as sources of information, articles and representations of clinical cases with this pathology, in Medical Journal Pediatricas Bolivianas, Chilenas, Calameo, Annals of Medicine, in addition to information compiled in books like Thompson, Robbins. Making clear that although there is no treatment to avoid this pathology, it takes into account invasive and non-invasive tests to reach the early diagnosis of this syndrome, with a tendency in most cases in women, taking into account as a risk factor the maternal age.