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Validity Of The American Diabetes Association Diabetes Risk Test As Screening For Prediabetes In A Sample Of Peruvian Workers, Victor Juan Vera-Ponce, Jorge Enrique Osada Liy, Mario J. Valladares-Garrido
Validity Of The American Diabetes Association Diabetes Risk Test As Screening For Prediabetes In A Sample Of Peruvian Workers, Victor Juan Vera-Ponce, Jorge Enrique Osada Liy, Mario J. Valladares-Garrido
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
Objective: To evaluate the validity of the risk test of the American Diabetes Association (ADA Test) as a screening for hyperglycemia in a sample of workers in Lima, Peru. Methods: Cross-sectional study of diagnostic tests. Secondary analysis of the data generated by the electronic health record of an occupational polyclinic, carried out in January and February 2020. The sample was made up of workers from different areas who attended for their occupational medical evaluation. Prediabetes was considered with a fasting glucose ≥ 100 mg / dl but less than 126 mg / dl. Results: 397 subjects were evaluated. The prevalence …
Factors Related To Left Ventricular Hypertrophy In Adult Persons Living At Altitude, Anibal Diaz Lazo, Carlos Barrientos Huamani, Carlo Cordova Rosales
Factors Related To Left Ventricular Hypertrophy In Adult Persons Living At Altitude, Anibal Diaz Lazo, Carlos Barrientos Huamani, Carlo Cordova Rosales
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
Objective: to determine the factors related to left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) in adults living high. Methods: An observational, cross-sectional and analytical study was carried out in the Echocardiography Laboratory of the Hospital Regional Docente Clínico (HRDCQ) Daniel Alcides Carrión (HRDCQ) of Huancayo, Peru at 3,259 m.s.n.m. The sample was determined with a formula and the sampling was simple random. The inclusion criteria were: be 18 years of age or older; have an echocardiography study with a diagnosis of LVH. The exclusion criteria were: having valvular disease, congenital heart disease, dilated cardiomyopathy, acute cardiovascular event, and cardiac arrhythmia. The data were …
Management Of Glycemic Crises In Adult Patients With Diabetes Mellitus: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline, Lima - Peru., Fradis Gil-Olivares, Helard Manrique, Luis Castillo-Bravo, Laura Perez, Giovanny Campomanes, Karina Aliaga, José Lagos, Alfredo Aguilar, Guillermo Umpierrez
Management Of Glycemic Crises In Adult Patients With Diabetes Mellitus: Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline, Lima - Peru., Fradis Gil-Olivares, Helard Manrique, Luis Castillo-Bravo, Laura Perez, Giovanny Campomanes, Karina Aliaga, José Lagos, Alfredo Aguilar, Guillermo Umpierrez
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
The manuscript summarizes the process of elaboration of the Clinical Practice Guide (CPG) for the management of glycemic crises in adult patients with diabetes mellitus of the AUNA Clinic Network. A multidisciplinary team of medical assistants and methodologists carried out the development of the CPG and then there was an external review by a specialist in the field. The Elaboration Group of the CPG (GEG) concluded on 10 PICO questions. A systematic search for CPG, systematic reviews and primary studies was carried out to answer these PICO questions. To make recommendations we used the "GRADE-Adolopment" methodology and the guidelines of …