ANEMIA FERROPÉNICA EN LOS ESCOLARES DE 3 A 5 AÑOS DE LA ESCUELA ÁNGEL P. GILER DEL CANTÓN TOSAGUA

Abstract

In the present work, the importance of the clinical laboratory in the study of pathologies in human beings is highlighted, which complements the physical examination performed by physicians. In pre-school and school age there are several pathologies that occur with high frequency, the most common we find is iron deficiency anemia, which can be detected by determining erythrocyte hematological values and biochemical tests related to iron deficiency. The objective of this investigation was to determine iron deficiency anemia in schoolchildren from 3 to 5 years of the Ángel P. Giler School of Tosagua Canton, using blood samples from the same patients for the respective laboratory analyzes. The sampling was directly proportional to the size of the population where the field, prospective and analytical research work was carried out. The scientific method used was the experimental one since the whole procedure was performed to obtain the values of the laboratory tests established as diagnoses of iron deficiency anemia. Finally the results obtained revealed that despite the normal BMI of the schoolchildren; 12% had low levels of Hemoglobin and 78% had low levels of ferritin, which can contribute to the development of iron deficiency anemia