Pruebas básicas de laboratorio clínico en niños de 9 a 12 años de la Escuela Federico Proaño del área de influencia del Centro de Salud No 2 de la ciudad de Cuenca, 2010-2011

Abstract

This present study aims to determine the health of adolescents through basic tests of blood tests, such as hematological: hemoglobin, hematocrit, leukocyte count, white blood cells, red blood cells and platelets. Chemicals: Glucose, Immunologic: ASTO, Elementary and microscopic urine and Coproparasitario the ages between 9 and 12 years old, regardless of sex, weight and height, belonging to the Federico Proaño school. Samples were processedin the Clinical LaboratoryDiagnostic Center, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Cuencaand theVicente Corral MoscosoHospital. We obtained thefollowing results: The averagewhite blood cells is6.249,4xmm3, redblood cellx5.394,4 billionmm3, hematocrit41%,hemoglobin14.9 g/dl, platelet count346.406xmm3, glucose81.2mg/dl; 72.5%of schoolchildrenhaveASTOvaluesbelow 200IU /mlina urine test: hematuria in 11.3%, WBC 23.1% andmore than onecrossingsbacteria1.9%. Intestinalparasitismin 5%, the most importantAmebahistolytica2,5%,1,3%Amebacoli, Giardia lamblia0,6% and 0,6%Enteromonas.

In conclusionchildren 9to 12 years ofschool ageFederico Proaño identify with a low percentage ofparasitism,anemia andinfectious processes inurine.

Keywords: hemoglobin, hematocrit, glucose, ASTO, red cells, white blood cells.

DeCS: Laboratory Techniques and Procedures-statistics & numerical data; Health Status; child; adolescent; students; Cuenca-Ecuador