Golpe de calor: Síndrome del niño olvidado / Heat Stroke: Forgotten baby syndrome

El golpe de calor es la forma más severa de las enfermedades por calor. Es una emergencia médica que puede comprometer la vida del paciente. Se caracteriza por hipertermia central extrema asociada a daños neurológicos. Los lactantes y niños pequeños son más propensos a sufrirla, sobretodo, en el marco del llamado "Síndrome del Niño Olvidado". Reportamos un caso que ilustra los severos daños de dejar atrapado a un niño en un vehículo, su evolución y manejo.

Heat stroke is the most severe form of heat related illeness. It is a pediatric emergecy and a life-threatening condition in children. Is defined by extreme core hyperthermia accompanied by central nervous system disfunction. Infants and children are at higher risk of heat stroke due to the so called "Forgotten Baby Syndrome". We present an illustrative case of a child who died left unattended in a closed vehicle, his evolution and management.

Management of chronic hypertension during pregnancy with furosemide, amlodipine or aspirin: a pilot clinical trial.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the maternal and neonatal efficacy and safety with furosemide, amlodipine or aspirin in women with mild/moderate chronic hypertension during pregnancy. METHODS: A pilot clinical trial was performed in a tertiary teaching hospital in Panama. Pregnant patients with mild/moderate chronic hypertension at ≤20 weeks of gestation were invited to take part in the study. Mild/moderate chronic hypertension was defined as a pregnancy with systolic blood pressure of 140-159 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure of 90-109 mmHg. Women in the furosemide group received 20 mg of furosemide oral each day, those in the amlodipine group received 5 mg of amlodipine oral each day and those in the aspirin group received 75 mg of orally-administered acetylsalicylic acid each day. RESULTS: We enrolled 63 patients during the study period, 21 women were randomised to each group (aspirin, amlodipine and furosemide). We found no difference in maternal complications, pre-term births, mean birth weight or in the proportion of small for gestational age infants among treatment groups. Severe hypertension and aggregate pre-eclampsia were similar among treatment groups. CONCLUSION: This pilot trial demonstrates that both furosemide and amlodipine might have the same effect during pregnancy. However, a large clinical trial is necessary to prove this.