Potter syndrome

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Amniotic fluid

Broad nasal bridge

• Potter facies (described above)
• Absence of urine output
• Difficulty breathing

Signs include:

• Stiff lungs during resuscitation effort, requiring high pressure for ventilation
• Absence of amniotic fluid
• Urogenital abnormalities

• Fetal ultrasound (of mother before birth) -- may show lack of amniotic fluid, absence of fetal kidneys, or severely abnormal kidneys
• X-ray of the abdomen (of newborn)
• X-ray of the lungs (of newborn)
• Blood gases

Review Date: 08/23/2005
Reviewed By: John Goldenring, MD, MPH, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.