Introduction: Under normal physiological normal conditions, high altitude inhabitants have lower blood sugar levels compared with persons living at sea level. These lower blood sugar values in high altitude are probably due to insulin. The explanation for the major glucose uptake in high altitude is not known yet. Objective: To evaluate the response to oral glucose tolerance test in healthy inhabitants of extremely high altitude areas compared to that of healthy persons living in high altitude places. To compare sensitivity to insulin using the oral glucose tolerance test in health persons living in extremely high altitude areas compared to that of healthy persons living in high altitude places. Materials and methods: This is a longitudinal, prospective and analytical study. The study group consisted in 40 healthy males living in a high altitude city (Puno, 3826 meters abo...

Introducción: En condiciones fisiológicas normales el habitante de la altura tiene una glicemia más baja en comparación con el habitante del nivel del mar. Esta menor glicemia basal en la altura probablemente sea debida a la insulina. La explicación para la mayor captación de glucosa en la altura aun se desconoce. Objetivos: Evaluar la respuesta al test de tolerancia oral a la glucosa en habitantes sanos de extrema altura en comparación a personas sanas residentes de gran altura. Comparar la sensibilidad a la insulina mediante el test de tolerancia oral a la glucosa de habitantes sanos de extrema altura y de gran altura. Materiales y métodos: El presente es un estudio longitudinal, prospectivo y analítico. El estudio incluyó a un grupo de estudio conformado por 40 varones sanos voluntarios residentes a gran altura (Puno, 3826 m.s.n.m.) y un grupo control conforma...

Introducction: the female effort urinay incontinence (EUI) is a feminine frequent pathology whose correct evaluation is important. The study ultrasonographic urethrovesical is a relatively unexplored method for the diagnosis and causes of this entity.Objetives: to determine the pubourethrovesical angle (puv), urethral motility and pubourethral distance while resting and with the Valsalva and retention maneuvers in patients with effort urinary incontinence of (EUI) and healthy women.Material and methods: this is a prospective, longitudinal and analytic study, which undertaken in the gynecology service of the EsSalud III Hospital in Puno. The specificity, sensitivity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of the technique have been calculated.Results: the puv angle in patients with EUI was on average: while resting 77°, Valsalva maneuver 124.6°, retention...

Introducction: the female effort urinay incontinence (EUI) is a feminine frequent pathology whose correct evaluation is important. The study ultrasonographic urethrovesical is a relatively unexplored method for the diagnosis and causes of this entity.Objetives: to determine the pubourethrovesical angle (puv), urethral motility and pubourethral distance while resting and with the Valsalva and retention maneuvers in patients with effort urinary incontinence of (EUI) and healthy women.Material and methods: this is a prospective, longitudinal and analytic study, which undertaken in the gynecology service of the EsSalud III Hospital in Puno. The specificity, sensitivity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of the technique have been calculated.Results: the puv angle in patients with EUI was on average: while resting 77°, Valsalva maneuver 124.6°, retention...

Objetivo: describir la función cardiovascular y determinar las alteraciones cardiacas en pacientes con y sin eritrocitosis excesiva (EE). Materiales y métodos: estudio de tipo prospectivo, transversal y analítico. La muestra fue de 61 pacientes residentes del Centro Poblado La Rinconada, localizado en Puno – Perú, ubicado a 5 200 m.s.n.m. Se utilizó una ficha de recolección de datos, se aplicó el score de mal de montaña crónico de Qinghai y un cardiólogo experimentado realizo las ecocardiografías. Resultados: el promedio de edad fue de 44 ± 7 años y el tiempo de residencia fue de 16 ± 9,8 años. Del total de pacientes, el 80,3% presentó mal de montaña crónico; de estos, el 68,9% fue de grado leve, 6,6% de grado moderado y el 4,9% de grado severo. Dentro de los hallazgos ecocardiográficos se encontraron: dilatación de cavidades cardiacas (16,4%), leve alteración del ...

Objective: to describe cardiovascular function and determine cardiac disturbances in patients with and without excessive erythrocyteosis (EE). Materials and methods: a prospective, transversal and analytical type study. The sample was of 61 resident patients of the Centro Poblado La Rinconada, located in Puno – Peru, located at 5,200 meters above the sea level. A data collection sheet was used, Qinghai's chronic mountain sickness score was applied, and an experienced cardiologist performed echocardiographies. Results: the average age was 44 ± 7 years and the residence time was 16 ± 9.8 years. Of the total number of patients, 80.3% had chronic mountain sickness; of these, 68.9% were mild grade, 6.6% moderate grade and 4.9% severe grade. Among the echocardiographic findings were found: dilation of cardiac cavities (16.4%), slight alteration of the filling of the right ventricle (3.27%)...

Objective: to describe cardiovascular function and determine cardiac disturbances in patients with and without excessive erythrocyteosis (EE). Materials and methods: a prospective, transversal and analytical type study. The sample was of 61 resident patients of the Centro Poblado La Rinconada, located in Puno – Peru, located at 5,200 meters above the sea level. A data collection sheet was used, Qinghai's chronic mountain sickness score was applied, and an experienced cardiologist performed echocardiographies. Results: the average age was 44 ± 7 years and the residence time was 16 ± 9.8 years. Of the total number of patients, 80.3% had chronic mountain sickness; of these, 68.9% were mild grade, 6.6% moderate grade and 4.9% severe grade. Among the echocardiographic findings were found: dilation of cardiac cavities (16.4%), slight alteration of the filling of the right ventricle (3.27%)...