{"title":"Salud mental y satisfacción con la vida en estudiantes universitarios: Un estudio correlacional","authors":"Edwin Gustavo Estrada-Araoz","doi":"10.47307/gmc.2024.132.s1.17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47307/gmc.2024.132.s1.17","url":null,"abstract":"Introducción: La salud mental durante la educación superior universitaria es un tema de creciente interés y preocupación en la sociedad actual. Durante esta etapa, los estudiantes se enfrentan a un mayor nivel de estrés académico, la presión de cumplir con las expectativas académicas y sociales, la adaptación a un nuevo entorno y la gestión de la independencia personal. Estos factores podrían tener un impacto en su salud mental.","PeriodicalId":12577,"journal":{"name":"Gaceta Médica de Caracas","volume":"69 18","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139526543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring the effects of His and left bundle branch pacing with stylet-driven lead on tricuspid regurgitation: A short-term follow-up study","authors":"Muzakkir Amir","doi":"10.47307/gmc.2024.132.s1.13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47307/gmc.2024.132.s1.13","url":null,"abstract":"The stylet-driven delivery system was replaced with a pre-shaped catheter delivery system for conduction system pacing several years ago, as it offered easier access to the pacing location. However, in several countries, including Indonesia, the availability of catheter systems remains limited. This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence and severity of tricuspid regurgitation when using the stylet-driven lead delivery system in patients undergoing His and Left Bundle Branch (LBB) pacing.","PeriodicalId":12577,"journal":{"name":"Gaceta Médica de Caracas","volume":"114 34","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139615645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modelo multifactorial para la predicción del índice de líquido amniótico y su correlación con complicaciones maternas y fetales en mujeres embarazadas en Colombia","authors":"Salua Charanek Solano","doi":"10.47307/gmc.2024.132.s1.15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47307/gmc.2024.132.s1.15","url":null,"abstract":"Uno de los indicadores clave de la salud fetal es el Índice de Líquido Amniótico (ILA), el cual desempeña un papel vital en la protección y el desarrollo del feto, y su evaluación precisa es esencial para identificar posibles complicaciones durante el embarazo. Objetivo: Desarrollar un modelo de predicción multifactorial del ILA en gestantes colombianas. Metodología:Estudio observacional retrospectivo con un componente de modelado predictivo. Se analizaron 148 historias clínicas con datos del ILA en relación con el peso fetal, problemas maternos y fetales a lo largo del tiempo de gestación en semanas.","PeriodicalId":12577,"journal":{"name":"Gaceta Médica de Caracas","volume":"111 23","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139614124","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prevalencia de Hipertensión Arterial y factores de riesgo entre indígenas y criollos en Maniapure, estado Bolívar, en al año 2023","authors":"María Rincón","doi":"10.47307/gmc.2024.132.s1.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47307/gmc.2024.132.s1.10","url":null,"abstract":"En estudios sobre la hipertensión arterial (HTA) en poblaciones aborígenes se ha observado disparidad entre personas indígenas y criollas. Objetivo: Determinar la prevalencia de HTA y factores de riesgo entre indígenas y criollos que acuden a consulta general del Consultorio Popular “La Milagrosa”, en Maniapure, durante junio-julio del año 2023.","PeriodicalId":12577,"journal":{"name":"Gaceta Médica de Caracas","volume":"109 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139614432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Caracterización clínica de la cefalea en adultos asistentes a consulta general en Municipio Chacao","authors":"Luisa Melean","doi":"10.47307/gmc.2024.132.s1.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47307/gmc.2024.132.s1.5","url":null,"abstract":"Se describen las características clínicas de la cefalea en individuos que acudieron a consulta en los ambulatorios del Instituto Municipal de Cooperación y Atención a la Salud (IMCAS) en Chacao entre 5 de septiembre y 4 de octubre del 2022. Metodología: Se aplicaron cuestionarios validados para estudiar cefalea primaria y sobreuso de medicamentos, registrándose las respuestas según criterios de la International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD) tercera versión, y se realizó análisis estadístico mediante prueba exacta de Fisher con IC 95 % y con un valor de p < 0,05 considerado significativo. Resultados: 33 pacientes cumplieron los criterios de inclusión, razón femenina: masculino de 4,5:1, rango de edad 18-86 años, media 47,43 años (DE: 21,59); 60,61 % cumplían criterios de migraña sin aura, 9,09 % migraña probable, 27,27 % cefalea de tipo tensional, y 3,03 % cefalea de tipo tensional probable.","PeriodicalId":12577,"journal":{"name":"Gaceta Médica de Caracas","volume":"117 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139615239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correlation between leukocyte, neutrophil, lymphocyte, and the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio levels in Mycobacterium tuberculosis detection using rapid molecular tests","authors":"Andi Yusran","doi":"10.47307/gmc.2024.132.s1.16","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47307/gmc.2024.132.s1.16","url":null,"abstract":"Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (MTB). Rapid molecular testing (TCM) can detect MTB and simultaneously perform drug sensitization testing by identifying genetic material that represents resistance. One of the immune responses to TB is inflammation. Leukocytes, Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) have become potential inflammatory markers to determine the presence of chronic inflammation that plays a role in the physiological immune response of TB infection.","PeriodicalId":12577,"journal":{"name":"Gaceta Médica de Caracas","volume":"108 43","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139615345","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Conocimientos previos y posteriores a la aplicación del programa educativo sobre métodos anticonceptivos en mujeres que asisten a consulta de Planificación Familiar en Caracas","authors":"Berenice Del Nogal","doi":"10.47307/gmc.2024.132.s1.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47307/gmc.2024.132.s1.9","url":null,"abstract":"El objetivo de la presente investigación fue determinar el nivel de conocimientos sobre métodos anticonceptivos, en mujeres que asisten al Ambulatorio “Br. Eutimio Rivas”, de Caracas. Metodología: Estudio descriptivo, de corte transversal, realizado a 42 mujeres en edad reproductiva, que asistieron a la consulta de Planificación Familiar del ambulatorio Br. Eutimio Rivas, entre el 1 de agosto y el 9 de octubre de 2022; con cuestionario previo y posterior a capacitación educativa sobre el tema.","PeriodicalId":12577,"journal":{"name":"Gaceta Médica de Caracas","volume":"112 36","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139615448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A systematic review of the role of surfactants in bronchial asthma: Implications for pathogenesis and treatment of the disease","authors":"Imetkul Ismailov","doi":"10.47307/gmc.2024.132.s1.20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47307/gmc.2024.132.s1.20","url":null,"abstract":"The study aims to examine existing literature and highlight the significance of surfactants as a factor in pathogenesis and a potential therapeutic target in bronchial asthma. A systematic search is conducted in Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed/Medline, utilizing specific keywords related to surfactants and bronchial asthma. The findings demonstrate that surfactants, a unique mixture of lipids and proteins, play a crucial role in the mechanisms of innate and adaptive immunity in the lungs. They act as a mechanical barrier, modulate inflammatory responses, and interact with pathogens. Changes in surfactant composition and levels have been associated with various lung diseases, including bronchial asthma","PeriodicalId":12577,"journal":{"name":"Gaceta Médica de Caracas","volume":"72 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139526636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Estado nutricional en infantes 6 – 59 meses de edad en la consulta de Niño Sano. Instituto Nacional de Puericultura Pastor Oropeza, Caracas","authors":"Ana López","doi":"10.47307/gmc.2024.132.s1.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47307/gmc.2024.132.s1.7","url":null,"abstract":"Objetivo: Evaluar el estado nutricional en infantes entre 6 – 59 meses de edad, que asistieron a la consulta de Niño Sano, en el Instituto de Puericultura “Pastor Oropeza”, en Caracas, durante el período febrero 2021-noviembre 2022. Método: El presente estudio es observacional, descriptivo, transversal y retrospectivo. La población está constituida por todos los infantes con esa edad que acudieron a la consulta citada; la muestra fue de tipo no probabilística y de selección intencional.","PeriodicalId":12577,"journal":{"name":"Gaceta Médica de Caracas","volume":"122 21","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139613707","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nivel de conocimiento sobre hipertensión arterial y su prevalencia en usuarios del ambulatorio “Br. Eutimio Rivas”. Junio-julio 2023","authors":"Teresa Gledhill R","doi":"10.47307/gmc.2024.132.s1.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47307/gmc.2024.132.s1.11","url":null,"abstract":"La hipertensión arterial (HTA) constituye uno de los principales problemas de salud pública en Venezuela y a nivel mundial, vinculado estrechamente con factores de riesgo modificables, que a su vez tienen relación con el nivel de conocimiento que maneja la población acerca de los mismos. Se realizó un estudio prospectivo, cuyo objetivo fue determinar el nivel de conocimiento sobre Hipertensión Arterial en pacientes adultos que acudieron al ambulatorio “Br. Eutimio Rivas”, en la comunidad de Pinto Salinas, Municipio Libertador – Caracas, en el período junio-julio, 2023. La muestra estuvo constituida por pacientes hipertensos y no hipertensos de ambos sexos, a partir de los 35 años, a los cuales se les pidió contestar un cuestionario estandarizado.","PeriodicalId":12577,"journal":{"name":"Gaceta Médica de Caracas","volume":"108 47","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139614437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}