Revisión de la insuficiencia venosa de las extremidades inferiores. Estudio de un caso

La misión principal de la circulación venosa es el drenaje hacia el corazón del CO2 y demás catabolitos originados por el metabolismo celular para su posterior depuración pulmonar, hepática o renal.

Tómese unos minutos para revisar sus conocimientos sobre Cuidados de la persona con una insuficiencia venosa crónica de las extremidades inferiores (EEII)

Entre los mecanismos que permiten contrarrestar la acción de la gravedad, el que actúa mediante el fraccionamiento dinámico de la columna de presión hidrostática en las EEII durante la marcha es: a. La bomba cardíaca. b. La bomba toracoabdominal. c. La bomba valvulomuscular. d. La bomba...

Aspectos podológicos en las alteraciones de longitud pie-pierna

Al iniciar la exposición de este trabajo, debo reseñar de que con él, no he pretendido aportar nada nuevo, sino hacer una recopilación de una serie de datos, que me han sido de gran utilidad en mi práctica diaria, frente a un problema que me parecía poco común y que al contrario, cada vez es más frecuente como en la alteración en la longitud pie-pierna o dismetrías.

Short communication.Wood identification based on their common name and their transversal surface anatomy. Application to the batch from the expedition of Ruiz and Pavon

Aim of study: To identify species of wood samples based on common names and anatomical analyses of their transversal surfaces (without microscopic preparations). Area of study: Spain and South America Material and methods: The test was carried out on a batch of 15 lumber samples deposited in the Royal Botanical Garden in Madrid, from the expedition by Ruiz and Pavon (1777-1811). The first stage of the methodology is to search and to make a critical analysis of the databases which list common nomenclature along with scientific nomenclature. A geographic filter was then applied to the information resulting from the samples with a more restricted distribution. Finally an anatomical verification was carried out with a pocket microscope with a magnification of x40, equipped with a 50 micrometers resolution scale. Main results: The identification of the wood based exclusively on the common name is not useful due to the high number of alternative possibilities (14 for “naranjo”, 10 for “ébano”, etc.). The common name of one of the samples (“huachapelí mulato”) enabled the geographic origin of the samples to be accurately located to the shipyard area in Guayaquil (Ecuador). Given that Ruiz y Pavon did not travel to Ecuador, the specimens must have been obtained by Tafalla. It was possible to determine correctly 67% of the lumber samples from the batch. In 17% of the cases the methodology did not provide a reliable identification. Research highlights: It was possible to determine correctly 67% of the lumber samples from the batch and their geographic provenance. The identification of the wood based exclusively on the common name is not useful.