Renal Lymphangiectasia: The Transcending of Serendipity.

Renal lymphangiectasia, a rare entity of the renal lymphatic system affecting both genders and all ages, can manifest bilaterally or unilaterally and has been referred to by various terms, such as renal lymphangiomatosis, renal lymphangioma, and others. Distinguishing this condition from common pathologies, such as polycystic kidney disease or hydronephrosis, is crucial. This article presents an innovative clinical case of unilateral renal lymphangiectasia in a 67-year-old woman with a relevant medical history. Detection was achieved by ultrasound in primary care using the point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) technique under the focused assessment with sonography in trauma (FAST) protocol, revealing findings suggestive of renal lymphangiomatosis. This case highlights the utility of advanced technologies, such as bedside ultrasound, in addressing and transforming the approach to rare medical conditions, offering a compelling reminder of the positive influence of technological innovation in clinical practice.

Association between Quality of Life, Confinement, and Sex in Adults: A Multigroup Structural Equation Analysis.

The state of confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic affected the quality of life of the general population. This study aims to define and contrast an explanatory model of the quality of life in adults and to analyze the relationships between these variables based on the state of confinement and sex. A total of 872 people from Chile aged between 17 and 50 (M = 21.70 years; SD= 3.272), of both sexes (60.90% male and 39.1% female) participated in this research, of whom 46.6% were not confined when tested and 53.4% were confined, analyzing the quality of life. A model of multi-group structural equations was performed, which adjusted very well (χ2 = 559.577; DF = 38; p < 0.001; IFC = 0.934; NFI = 0.916; IFI = 0.934; RMSEA = 0.061). The results show a positive and direct relationship among all the variables studied and the structural equation model proposed according to confinement and sex reveals a good fit in all the evaluation indexes. Stress and sleep, personality, and introspection were the indicators with the greatest influence in the four models, followed by the family and friends indicator with a medium correlation strength, such as the health monitoring dimension, although this was not as influential in confined individuals. The main conclusions are that the best adjustments are obtained in confined adults and females, and the data show that the psychological indicators obtained (stress and sleep, personality, and introspection) have the greatest influence on adults in the four models proposed with regard to their quality of life.

Negative Outcomes Associated with Medication in Neonates on Parenteral Nutrition Therapy.

OBJECTIVE: In Ecuador, studies on clinical daily practice problems focused on parenteral nutrition in neonates are scarce. Therefore, this research aimed to identify negative results associated with medications (NRAM) in neonates with parenteral nutrition (PN) in a third-level hospital in Ecuador. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An observational, prospective, descriptive study was designed in the neonatology area of a tertiary-level public hospital, where, for over four months, the medical records, PN prescriptions, and pharmacy-managed databases of 78 patients were analyzed. Drug-related problems (DRPs) as possible causes of NRAM were classified through administrative, physicochemical, and clinical validation. RESULTS: DRPs classified as follows were found: 78.81% by physicochemical, 17.62% by clinical, and 3.57% by administrative validation. The NRAM were 72% quantitatively uncertain, 16% needed, and 11% quantitatively ineffective. CONCLUSION: The NRAM associated with DRPs were statistically related to prematurity condition, APGAR score, PN time, and the number of medications administered, which suggests the need to create a nutritional therapy committee at the health facility.

Teorías y modelos sobre los estilos de aprendizaje / Theories and models on learning styles

Introducción: diagnosticar la forma en que los alumnos aprenden, resulta necesario para el éxito del proceso formativo, pero las teorías y modelos relacionados con los estilos de aprendizaje resultan muy variados y se dificulta su aplicación. Objetivo: analizar diferentes teorías y modelos relativos a los estilos de aprendizaje desde una visión holística. Métodos: la búsqueda se desarrolló en español e inglés durante los últimos cuatro meses de 2021, se emplearon las bases de datos: Latindex, Redib, Redalyc, Ebsco, SciELO, Hinari, ISI Web y Scopus. Las palabras clave empleadas fueron: estilos de aprendizaje, modelo, características, metodologías, estrategias. Los criterios de selección se aplicaron a 811 fuentes bibliográficas identificadas inicialmente y fueron seleccionados 26 artículos. Desarrollo: se confrontaron diversos posicionamientos y experiencias desde los años 50 del siglo XX hasta la actualidad. Abordar diferentes enfoques de los estilos de aprendizaje arroja una perspectiva evolutiva de dicho fenómeno. El análisis holístico posibilita visualizar las implicaciones de los estilos de aprendizaje en el proceso enseñanza aprendizaje. Conclusiones: la integración de los modelos de Kolb y Honey y Mumford constituye una opción viable para su aplicación a la realidad educativa y posibilita un diagnóstico confiable para el proceso instructivo.

Introduction: the diagnosis of the way in which students learn is necessary for the success of the training process, but the theories and models related to learning styles are very varied, making their application difficult. Objective: to analyze different theories and models related to learning styles from a holistic view. Methods: The search was carried out in Spanish and English during the last four months of 2021, using the databases: Latindex, Redib, Redalyc, Ebsco, SciELO, Hinari, ISI Web, and Scopus. The keywords used were learning styles, model, characteristics, methodologies, strategies. The selection criteria were applied to 811 initially identified bibliographic sources, leaving 26 selected articles. Development: different positions and experiences were confronted from the 50's of the 20th centuries to the present. The approach of different approaches about learning styles throws an evolutionary perspective of this phenomenon. Holistic analysis makes it possible to visualize the implications of learning styles in the teaching-learning process. Conclusions: the integration of Kolb's models as well as Honey and Mumford constitute a viable option for its application to the educational reality, allowing a reliable diagnosis for the instructional process.

Problemas del habla asociados a la disglosia labial y palatal / Speech disorders associated with labial and palatal cleft

RESUMEN Fundamento: según la Organización Mundial de la Salud, el paladar y labio fisurado son malformaciones del aparato estomatognático que producen problemas conocidos como disglosia labial y palatal. Estas afectan a una de las funciones del aparato estomatognático como es la fonación. Objetivo: analizar los problemas bucofonatorios asociados a la disglosia labial y palatal. Métodos: se realizó un estudio de tipo no experimental, descriptivo de corte trasversal. La población de estudio estuvo conformada por 62 pacientes de la Fundación Operación Sonrisa Ecuador, de los cuales se seleccionaron 42 mediante un muestreo no probabilístico intencional. La técnica que se utilizó fue la observación con sus instrumentos la historia clínica y el algoritmo de la escala del habla. Resultados: la escala del habla nasolabial, dentopalatina, test de esfuerzo y el total mostraron una correlación negativa escasa con los trastornos de la salud bucodental agrupados. Por otro lado, la escala del habla test de esfuerzo evidenció una asociación negativa débil con relación a los trastornos de salud bucodental agrupadas. La escala nasolabial provocado y velofaríngea no mostraron correlación en ningún nivel con respecto a los trastornos de la salud bucodental agrupados. Conclusiones: la mayor dificultad en la producción de los fonemas fue dentopalatina en /t/, /d/, /l/, /rr/, /ll/. Dentro de la escala del habla, la media del indicador test de esfuerzo mostró la evaluación más baja.

ABSTRACT Background: according to the World Health Organization, the cleft lip and cleft palate are oral disorders that produce speech problems. These ones affect one of the functions of the stomatognathic system such as phonation. Objective: to analyze the oral problems associated with labial and palatal cleft. Methods: a non-experimental, descriptive, transversal study was carried out. The population was constituted of seventy-two patients whose medical records which were filled out by professionals in different health areas of Operation Smile, forty-two of them were selected based on criteria through intentional non-probabilistic sampling. The observation was applied as technique and its instrument was the medical records and the speech algorithm. Results : the nose-labial speech scale, dent-palatine, stress test and the total showed a low negative correlation with the grouped oral pathologies. On the other hand, the stress test speech scale showed a weak negative association in relation to the grouped oral disorders. The provoked nasolabial scale and velopharyngeal did not correlate at any level with respect to the grouped oral pathologies. Conclusion: the greatest difficulty in the production of phonemes was dent-palatine in / t /, / d /, / l /, / rr /, / ll /. The speech scale showed that the average of the effort test indicator showed the lowest evaluation.

Eating Habits and Their Relationship to Oral Health.

The objective of this research was to compare the healthy behaviors and caries index of young people in school to obtain an overview of their lifestyles, which would enable the development of educational programs for the promotion of oral health. The study design was carried out using a descriptive, cross-sectional, and observational methodology with a mixed approach. 380 twelve-year-old students participated in this research conducted in the city of Riobamba-Ecuador. The techniques used were observational and surveys with their respective instruments, the Dental Clinical History, and the Health Behavior in School-aged Children 2014-Spain questionnaire. The community index of the Decayed, Missing due to caries, and Filled Teeth (DMFT) reflected a high level (6.47) in the study subjects. A variety of foods such as fruits, chips, vegetables, candy, sugar-containing drinks, meat, fish, dairy, and cereals were consumed at least once a week by most students. Two statistically significant associations were demonstrated in this investigation. The first one was between fruit consumption and the DMFT index, the second one was between vegetable consumption and the DMFT index. Both associations showed significant values (p) of 0.049 and 0.028, respectively; these were not determining indicators since caries is a multifactorial pathology, which can develop not only as a product of poor eating habits.

Uso del teléfono celular para mejorar las sub-habilidades de la expresión oral en estudiantes de Odontología / Use of the cell phone to improve the sub-skills of oral expression in students of Dentistry

La investigación tuvo como objetivo contribuir a desarrollar apropiadamente las dos sub-ha-bilidades de la expresión oral del idioma inglés como lengua extranjera. La población estuvo compuesta por 30 estudiantes del primer nivel de la escuela de Odontología de la Universidad Nacional de Chimborazo en el período académico abril-agosto 2016. El estudio fue cuasi-ex-perimental y la propuesta didáctica se desarrolló como un complemento a las actividades en clase consideradas en el sílabo de la asignatura de inglés. La estrategia se aplicó en 20 sesio-nes clases tanto dentro como fuera del aula durante tres meses. Se aplicó un test antes y después de la ejecución de la estrategia metodológica. De igual manera se utilizó la técnica de la encuesta por medio de dos cuestionarios, uno dirigido a los estudiantes y otro a los docentes para conocer el grado de satisfacción después del trabajar con la propuesta desarro-llada. Los resultados demostraron que los estudiantes se mostraron más seguros trabajando autónomamente a su propio ritmo a través de escuchar audios en inglés y posteriormente grabar sus conversaciones hasta que consideren que su pronunciación y entonación es la más adecuada en relación al audio original con el que trabajaron. Se evidenció progreso en el 31,46% de los participantes, comparando los resultados de los test aplicados. Finalmente, se puede decir que la estrategia propuesta es innovadora, útil y fácil de usar por los docentes en sus clases.

This research aimed to contribute to develop appropriately the two sub-skills of the oral expression of the English language as a foreign language. The population was composed by 30 students of the first level of the School of Dentistry of Universidad Nacional de Chimbo-razo in the academic period April-August 2016. The study was quasi-experimental and the didactic proposal was developed as a complement to the activities in class considered in the syllabus of the English subject. The strategy was applied in 20 lessons both inside and outside the classroom for three months. A test was applied before and after the execution of the methodological strategy. In the same way, the survey technique was used by means of two questionnaires, one directed to the students and the other to the teachers to know the degree of satisfaction after working with the proposal developed. The results showed that the students were more confident working autonomously at their own pace through listening to audios in English and then recording their conversations until they consider that their pronun-ciation and intonation are the most appropriate in relation to the original audio they worked with. Progress was evidenced in 31.46% of the participants, comparing the results of the applied tests. Finally, it can be said that the proposed strategy is innovative, useful and easy to use by teachers in their classes.

Comparación de la adhesión de la resina en cavidades clase I de Black conformadas con dos tipos de fresa / Comparison of adhesion of the resin to the dental structure class I GV Black using two types of burs

Se desarrolló un estudio observacional comparativo, durante la cual se trabajó con toda la población estudio, la que estuvo constituida por 38 terceros molares sanos recolectados luego de extracción por causas odontológicas justificadas y con el consentimiento de los respecti-vos pacientes, cuyas edades oscilaron entre 20 y 25 años; la misma se distribuyó en dos grupo A (19) y grupo B (19); con el propósito de comparar la adherencia de la resina 3MZ250 en cavidades clase I de Black, utilizando dos tipos de fresas jota cilíndricas, de estas una de grano fino y otra grueso, en terceros molares in vitro. La investigación se desarrolló en cuatro etapas obteniendo los siguientes resultados: se estableció que en el grupo A, la adhesión de la resina a la estructura dentaria requirió una mayor fuerza de tracción promediando 215,49 N para desprenderla; mientras que en el B resultó de 167,7 N. El análisis estadístico mediante la prueba T permitió establecer que la diferencia de la resistencia a la tracción de la resina entre los grupos A y B resultó significativa. El uso de fresas de grano fino en la conformación de las cavidades clase I de Black crea paredes más lisas que permiten una mejor adhesión de la resina a la estructura dentaria; por lo que resultan más resistentes ante fuerzas de tracción.

A comparative observational study was carried out including the entire study population of 38 healthy third molars collected after extraction for medically justified reasons and with the consent of the respective patients. The ages ranged were from 20 to 25 years. It was distribu-ted in two strata: group A (19) and group B (19) in order to compare the adherence of resin 3MZ250 in class I GV Black cavities by using two types of cylindrical dental burs brand jota, the one of fine grained and the other thick, in third molars in vitro. The research was develo-ped in four stages obtaining the following results: in group A, the adhesion of the resin to the dental structure required a higher tensile force averaging 215.49 N to detach and in group B was 167.7 N. Statistical analysis using the T test allowed establishing that the difference in the tensile strength of the resin between groups A and B was significant. The use of dental burs of fine grained in the formation of class I GV Black cavities creates smoother walls that allow a better adhesion of the resin to the dental structure; so they are more resistant to tensile forces.