Pruebas básicas de laboratorio clínico en niñas de 7-8 años de la Escuela Dolores J. Torres del área de influencia del Centro de Salud No 2 de la ciudad de Cuenca, 2011

Abstract

Basic clinical lab tests were performed on 118 girls, 7 and 8 years old, of different sizes and weight, attending Dolores J. Torres School, belonging to the Health Center № 2 area of the city of Cuenca, in order to help improve their quality of life. It is a descriptive observational study with a sample of students selected from each grade; the average height is 125.3 cm and a weight of 25.7 kg. We had the informed consent and assent.

The samples were processed in the Clinical Laboratory Diagnostic Center, at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Cuenca and the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital. We obtained the following results:

The average white blood cells is 6774.2 x mm3, RBC x mm3 5171.5 million, 43.7% hematocrit, hemoglobin 14.6 g / dl, platelet count 340,593 x mm3, glucose 81.99 mg / dl, the ASTO less than 200 IU / ml was found in 71.2% of the school, in a urine test in strip: blood 3.39%, leukocytes with 12.7% and Nitrite 13.6% in the sediment, hematuria 9.3% 16.1% leukocytes, bacteria, more than two crossings with 8.4% and epithelial cells have three crosses which corresponds to 8.5%. Intestinal parasitism in 27.97%, the most important: 9.32% hystolitica Ameba, Ameba Trofosoitos hystolitica 1.7%, 1.69% Giardia lamblia, Giardia lamblia Trofosoítos 2.5%, Amoeba coli 8.47%, and 0.85% Enteromonas.

KEYWORDS: laboratory techniques and procedures, students, children, weight and body measurements, area of influence (health), Cuenca - Ecuador