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staande huidplooien

English translation: skin remaining folded


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Dutch term or phrase:staande huidplooien
English translation:skin remaining folded
Entered by: Martin Purdy
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22:31 May 7, 2011
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Medical - Medical (general)
Dutch term or phrase: staande huidplooien
Not may Google hits for this expression at all - I assume from context (signs of dehydration) that the writer is referring to wrinkling, but would appreciate confirmation or correction for good measure:

Het klinisch onderzoek toonde een patiënt in matige algemene toestand met tekenen van dehydratie (droge tong en *staande huidplooien*).

No other context of relevance to offer - the discussion moves on from this point and this is the only reference.
Martin Purdy
Local time: 23:51
skin remains folded
Explanation:
dry tongue and the skin remains folded (in the skin-fold test)


Skin turgor is a sign commonly used by health care workers to assess the degree of fluid loss or dehydration.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003281.htm

picture

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/17223.htm

In the skin-fold test, the skin either remains folded or takes more than two seconds to return to normal

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0816/is_1_22/ai_n1586...

Symptoms of dehydration on body: Sunken fontanel, No tears, no urine, Dry
skin, remaining folded when it is pitched, Eyes deep back or go deep inside
child looks very weak

http://www.alnap.org/pool/files/liberia-final-report-externa...

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-05-08 00:23:46 GMT)
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it's my pleasure
good luck with the translation
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Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Local time: 13:51
Grading comment
Thanks for the swift response; conformation from our other colleagues also much appreciated.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +4skin remains foldedBarend van Zadelhoff


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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
skin remains folded


Explanation:
dry tongue and the skin remains folded (in the skin-fold test)


Skin turgor is a sign commonly used by health care workers to assess the degree of fluid loss or dehydration.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003281.htm

picture

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/imagepages/17223.htm

In the skin-fold test, the skin either remains folded or takes more than two seconds to return to normal

http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0816/is_1_22/ai_n1586...

Symptoms of dehydration on body: Sunken fontanel, No tears, no urine, Dry
skin, remaining folded when it is pitched, Eyes deep back or go deep inside
child looks very weak

http://www.alnap.org/pool/files/liberia-final-report-externa...

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-05-08 00:23:46 GMT)
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it's my pleasure
good luck with the translation

Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Local time: 13:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 56
Grading comment
Thanks for the swift response; conformation from our other colleagues also much appreciated.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Looks like that will do nicely - many thanks for the swift response!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ron Hartong PhD: Given the construction of the phrase, I would say 'remaining' (or 'staying') folded - apart from that small detail, I agree completely.
20 mins
  -> Thank you, Ron. I was in two minds about this and finally I chose 'remains' because I considered the phrase between brackets to be further details on dehydration
agree  Suzan Hamer: I have seen such phrases as "skin remains pinched" or "skin fold remains visible"...
9 hrs
  -> Thank you, Suzan.
agree  W Schouten
9 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Sue Stewart-Anderson: but personally would say 'skins remains elevated/pinched/tented' rather than 'folded'
15 hrs
  -> Many thanks for the suggestions, Sue. They may come in handy some time or other.
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