Objective: To identify the application of Orem’s self-care theory in patients with sickle cell anemia (SCA) at a regional hematology center. Methods: It is a study of a descriptive nature, with an exploratory and qualitative approach, held at the regional hematology center of an inland municipality of ...
ABSTRACT Objective To carry out the anthropometric and biometric-hematological assessments in schoolchildren of the Andean region of Ecuador, in order to improve the diagnosis of nutritional deficiencies. Methods The study has been carried out in the San Juan School (Chimborazo, Ecuador), located at 3,...
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate iron bioavailability of roots and cooked seeds of Lupinus rotundiflorus for human consumption using a low-iron-diet rat model. Methods A hemoglobin depletion-repletion test was performed using rats. A standard diet containing 8mg kg-1 of iron was used. Three experimental ...
Se realizó un estudio observacional, descriptivo y transversal, desde julio hasta diciembre de 2015, de los 63 adultos mayores con anemia pertenecientes al consultorio médico No. 24, del Policlínico Docente Luis Augusto Turcios Lima para caracterizarles según algunas variables de interés para la inv...
Introdução: artroplastia total de quadril (ATQ) é uma cirurgia que visa restabelecer a função da articulação coxofemoral, neste procedimento, a anemia é uma das complicações mais prevalentes. Objetivo: descrever as associações entre a anemia e as variáveis
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Resumen Durante 11 años un varón de 38 años de edad, residente en una región subtropical de Ecuador, había sido diagnosticado de anemia crónica y tratado con transfusiones de sangre en un hospital de la provincia de Cotopaxi, Ecuador. Fue transferido a Quito por una anemia grave, con hemoglobina de...
Abstract Background Diagnosis and treatment of iron deficiency anemia in older subjects improves their quality of life. Serum ferritin as a marker of iron stores is an acute phase protein. In older subjects who usually have many concomitant chronic medical conditions, serum ferritin may increase in resp...
