Vol. 19 No. 1 (2020): CAMbios Scientific Medical Journal | Medical-Scientific Journal CAMbios HECAM

Original Studies: Observational Studies

Diego Fernando Calderón Mason, Gabriela Fernanda Calderón Suasnavas, Vanessa Alexandra Calderón Suasnavas, Juan Carlos Checa Villamar

6-13

Prevalence of depression in older adults who attend outpatient clinic of a public hospital, Quito 2018

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION. Depression is one of the most frequent neuropsychiatric disorders in the elderly and should not be considered as part of normal aging. The prevalence varies according to the population studied, is more frequent in less developed countries and is associated with...

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Gloria del Rocío Arbeláez Rodríguez, Jenny Marghiory Erazo Mejía, Elida Elena Ortega Moyano, Natalia Jaqueline Sosa Mendieta, Omar Francisco Ayabaca Buenaño

14-21

Characterization of cases prosecuted for unauthorized prescription drugs in a public hospital

INTRODUCTION. Health, a right established in the Magna Carta of the countries, obliges and guarantees this service. Patient dissatisfied with non-access or medications coverage promotes litigation that violates the management administration, his knowledge is essential. OBJECTIVE. Describe the...

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Mayra Paola Solis Espín, Gabriel Patricio Benavides Vásconez, Emma Lucila Vásconez Pazmiño, Augusta Natalia Campoverde Lupercio

22-28

Correlation cystatin “C” and serum creatinine regarding to glomerular filtration in patients with diabetic nephropathy

INTRODUCTION. Diabetic Nephropathy is a chronic vascular complication that causes a series of functional and structural alterations, mainly at the glomerular level. Cystatin C and serum creatinine are markers of kidney function. OBJECTIVE. To correlate the tests of renal function cystatin C and...

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Rocio Del Carmen Quisiguiña Aldaz, Fernando Israel Zumárraga López, David Ignacio Narváez Salas, Stalin Isaías Cañizares Quisiguiña

29-36

Impact of metabolic surgery in obese patients with arterial hypertension

INTRODUCTION. Obesity, a world health public problem, with an increase in the younger people, is associated with some metabolic diseases, as arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia. It is proved that metabolic-bariatric surgery prevents any complications related with high levels...

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Yadira Elizabeth Bayas Romero, Daniela Alejandra Burgos Donoso, María Cristina Galiano Vásconez

37-43

Levels of fatigue and aggressions by users of to staff of the Carlos Andrade Marín Specialty Hospital.

INTRODUCTION. Fatigue is the state of tiredness or drowsiness resulting from insufficient sleep, prolonged mental / physical work, prolonged periods of stress or anxiety. Fatigue is recognized as a risk factor for injury and illness in the workplace. Violence at work is defined as “violent acts,...

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Original Studies: Evaluation Studies

Aura Alejandra Viteri Renteria, Andrea Montserrat Gonzalez Bustamante

56-61

Pulse oximetry measure in dental extractions under simple and surgical exodoncy protocol.

INTRODUCTION. The use of an oximeter as a non-invasive monitoring method for a patient, allows dentist to detect, evaluate and prevent emergency situations. OBJECTIVE. Analyze the pulse oximetry in patients attended for dental extractions in the Faculty of Dentistry´s Surgical Center at the...

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Mayra Gabriela Manotoa Vinueza, María Luciana Armijos Acurio

62-68

Evaluate quality of life and the function in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

INTRODUCTION. Ankylosing Spondylitis compromises the quality of life of the patient as it is a disease of axial, ocular, gastrointestinal and articular disabling affectation that limits basic activities of daily life that affects the social environment. OBJECTIVE. To evaluate the quality of...

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Original Studies: Validation Studies

Freud Cáceres Aucatoma

44-49

Hospital activity based on management indicators of the Pediatric Surgery Technical Unit.

INTRODUCTION. Modern hospital units respond to a business vision with measures of objectives and achievement of results based on management indicators. OBJECTIVE To find out if the management indicators influenced the productivity of the Pediatric Surgery Technical Unit of the Carlos Andrade...

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Braulio Alexander Martínez Burbano

50-55

Ischemic stroke, risk of recurrence related to its risk factors; correlation study in Ecuadorians.

INTRODUCTION. The occurrence of a first ischemic stroke involves significant morbidity and risk of recurrence of a new event where risk factors have a preponderant role. OBJECTIVES. Demonstrate that there is greater exposure to risk factors in recurrent strokes than in single strokes; identify...

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Case Report

Juan Felipe Alarcón Salvador, Adriana Lizbeth Bravo Montero, Delia Lucía Escola Gómez, Francisco Antonio de la Santis García Velandria

69-73

Wünderlich syndrome associated with hemodialysis.

INTRODUCTION. Wunderlich Syndrome is an infrequent finding in urological practice, it´s characterized by intense lumbo-abdominal pain, hemodynamic instability and palpable mass in the ipsilateral flank (Lenk’s Triad). In most cases, the etiology is of tumor origin (Angiomyolipoma); as well as...

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Arturo Danilo Tapia Caisaguano, Gabriela Mishel Peñaherrera Cepeda, Marcelo Joaquín Toro Arias, Ana Lucía Pérez Granja, Ana Gabriela Godoy Ríos

74-79

Ovarian dysgerminoma with syncythiotrophlastic component in a teenage woman

INTRODUCTION. Germ cells tumors of the ovary of a malignant nature are uncommon in the adolescence. Dysgerminomas are characterized by rapid growth, lymphatic dissemination, high sensitivity to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. OBJECTIVE. Establish the clinical presentation and diagnostic methods...

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Pedro Mauricio Cornejo Castro, David Andrés Sempértegui Jácome, Carolina Elizabeth Espinoza Mena, Guillermo Napoleón Barragán Moya

80-85

Mechanical thrombectomy by A First Step Direct Aspiration Technique (ADAPT) in patients with ischemic stroke and venous sinus thrombosis

INTRODUCTION. Cerebrovascular disease is one of the leading causes of death and the leading cause of disability worldwide, including our country. The usefulness and effectiveness of mechanical thrombectomy is accepted by the specialized medical community and the failure to consistently consider...

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Procedimientos

Luis Miguel Soria Freire, Andrés Alejandro Burbano Piedra

86-96

Attention, diagnosis and management of suspected and / or confirmed COVID-19 pediatric patients.

The disease caused by the Coronavirus associated with SARS 2 (SARS-CoV 2) or Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) as it is currently known, showed, since its first identification in Wuhan (China) in December 2019, a rapid increase and disproportionate in the number of cases. It had such an impact on...

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Medical Protocols

Paola María Velasco Maldonado, Nalda Marivel Barreno Lliguin, Martha Elizabeth Gabela Baquero, Samanta Carolina Granda Hidalgo, Manuel Antonio Granja Morán, Mauricio Rodrigo Heredia Fuenmayor, María Fernanda Luján Jiménez, Cristina Elizabeth Paredes Tayupanta, Pedro Luis Pineda Males, Myriam Muñoz Guerra, Andrés Orquera Carranco, José Isidro Páez Espín, Grace Paulina Salazar Vega, Erwing Bolívar Sánchez Paz, Julia Edith Soria Silva, Paulina del Rosario Vásconez Conrado

97-109

Obtaining and infusing convalescent plasma from a patient recovered from COVID-19 infection for compassionate use.

On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the COVID-19 outbreak constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). On March 11, 2020, the WHO declared the pandemic1,2. COVID-19 is an acute respiratory disease caused by a newly emerging zoonotic...

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Paola María Velasco Maldonado, Andrés Orquera Carranco, Manuel Antonio Granja Morán, Mauricio Rodrigo Heredia Fuenmayor, María Fernanda Luján Jiménez, Myriam Muñoz Guerra, José Isidro Paéz Espín, Grace Paulina Salazar Vega, Erwing Bolívar Sánchez Paz, Julia Edith Soria Silva, Paulina del Rosario Vásconez Conrado

110-120

Response to different scenarios and hematological complications in COVID-19.

Emerging and reemerging infectious diseases are constant challenges to public health worldwide. Recent cases of pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan, China have led to the discovery of a new type of Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), which are enveloped ribonucleic acid (RNA) viruses, commonly found in...

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Luis Miguel Guerrero Cepeda, Joffre Antonio Arequipa Herrera

121-131

Acute Heart Failure

In the current world, the perspectives of approach, and the therapeutic strategies regarding patients who present with Heart Failure (HF) of recent diagnosis "de novo", or who present a decompensation of their pathology, have had a clear advance giving us a great diversity of therapeutic options...

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Paola Alexandra Guachamín Peralvo, Silvia Alexandra Díaz Rodriguez, Betty Jeannette Vásquez Orozco, Viviana Elizabeth Churo Hidalgo, Rosa Magdalena Chicango Ramírez, Betsy Lisbeth Yagual González

132-143

Cuidados de Enfermería en pacientes con hemorragia digestiva que ingresan a la Unidad Técnica de Gastroenterología

Digestive Hemorrhage (HD) is the loss or extravasation of blood that originates in any segment of the digestive tract, reaching the esophagus-gastric, intestinal or colonic lumen, it is a frequent health problem in the world and is considered as a major cause of morbidity and mortality. In most...

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Revista Médica Científica CAMbios

Vol. 19 No. 1 (2020)

Original Studies: Observational Studies

Original Studies: Evaluation Studies

Original Studies: Validation Studies

Case Report

Procedimientos

Medical Protocols