Pruebas básicas de laboratorio clínico en niños de 5 - 8 años de la escuela Ezequiel Crespo del área de influencia del centro de salud No 2 de la ciudad de Cuenca, 2011

Abstract

Basic tests were performed on 160 clinical laboratory children 5 to 8 years old, of different size and weight, school attending Ezekiel Crespo, belonging to the catchment area of the Health Center № 2 in the city of Cuenca, In order to help improve their quality of life.

It is a descriptive observational study with a sample selected from a list of degree, the average height is 120.9 cm and a weight of 25.9 kg was counted with the consent and informed consent.

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

The average white blood cells is 6151.3 x mm3 RBC 5'240 x 400.0 mm 3, hematocrit 42.5%, hemoglobin 14.2 g / dl, platelet count 349,787.5 x mm3, glucose 80.8 mg / dl, 76.9% have values less than ASOT 200 IU / ml, 12.5% of 200 and 10.6% higher than that value; In the chemical examination of urine: 100 % were: protein, bilirubin, leukocytes, ketones, glucose negative, urobilinogen normal, 1.2% blood present in urine and 1.9% positive nitrites, urinary sediment present in 36.3% of 0 - 2 leukocytes per field and 22.5% of 3 to 5, 30% of 0-2 red cells per field, 10.6% from 3 to 5 and 0.6%> 10; The 0, 6% had a cross bacteria, 7.6% mucin presents more of a cross, 1.9% had urate amorphous, amorphous phosphate 1.9%, 1.9% calcium oxalate and 0.6% uric acid. In the parasitic test was found: 13.7% of washings over a cross for 29.4% starch presents more of a cross; The 35.1% of the parasitized samples, being the most important parasites: Entamoeba histolytica 20.6%, Entamoeba coli 6.9%, 3.8% of Giardia lamblia, 1.3% of Chilomastix mesnili and 0.6% of Enteromonas.

Subject headings: Laboratory Techniques and Procedures-Statistics and Numeric Data; Health Status, Child, Student-statistics and numerical data, Cuenca, Ecuador.