KIDNEY PROFILE AS A DIAGNOSTIC AID IN INHABITANTS OF THE LA AMERICA PARISH OF THE JIPIJAPA CANTON

PERFIL RENAL COMO AYUDA AL DIAGNÓSTICO

Abstract

When a kidney disorder or ER occurs, it means that one or more of the functions are altered, it is diagnosed by measuring, in blood and urine samples, the levels of urea, uric acid and creatinine that our kidneys eliminate, and together with the quantity and quality of urine being eliminated, the Glomerular Filtrate (GFR) is calculated, which determines the degree of renal failure. The objective of this research is to diagnose kidney damage and determine risk factors using kidney profile tests and information collection tools (surveys). For the preparation of this research, a study with a descriptive, cross-sectional and prospective design was used, stratified by the different communities with a 95% level, therefore 250 of the total project population were included in phase 1 and phase 2 using the same formula, inhabitants without any gender or ethnic distinction, residents of communities older than 30 years, with a record of any predisposing disease such as high blood pressure, diabetes and urinary infections, people with complete demographic record and who presented any signs or symptoms of the disease. With 250 patients the average age was 30 years, it was the women who made up the majority of the study sample in phase I while in phase II there was a decrease when compared to the initial phase, however, it was similar in the second phase maintaining an age frequency of 51 - 70 years, the most evident risk factors are high blood pressure with 39.2%, 22% diabetes and 20.4% urinary tract infections. The patients in this study the main problem is the lack of information about the damage caused by the ER in patients with diabetes, hypertension and urinary tract infections.