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English translation: normal tympanic sound


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Dutch term or phrase:wisselend tympanie
English translation:normal tympanic sound
Entered by: Barend van Zadelhoff
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00:07 Nov 21, 2011
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Medical - Medical (general)
Dutch term or phrase: wisselend tympanie
prstaltiek+, wisselend tympanie, soepel buik, drukpijn epigastrium en linksonderbuik

tympanie (tympanic?) seems to be a disease - not to do with the eardrum -

? any ideas
Andre de Vries
Local time: 12:52
normal tympanic sound
Explanation:
I always translate this as 'normal tympanic sound", but possibly there is a better option

Three basic medical percussion sounds are described:
resonant, tympanic, and dull. The resonant
sound is heard over normal lung tissue. The tympanic
sound is heard over most portions of the normal abdominal
cavity.

http://www.turner-white.com/pdf/hp_sep00_percus.pdf

Examination of the abdomen: There is no ascities. The abdominal wall is taking partin respiration. There are no subcutaneous veins seen on the abdomen (no portalhypertension), no out pouching in umbilical region. No hernia at linea alba.Percussion: We hear normal tympanic sound.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/48284484/Acute-SNHL

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I forgot to mention 'wisselende tympanie' indicates normal findings on percussion

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peristalsis +, normal tympanic sound, supple abdomen, tenderness to pressure in the upper abdominal region and lower left abdominal region
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Barend van Zadelhoff
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Local time: 13:52
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Summary of answers provided
2 +2normal tympanic soundBarend van Zadelhoff
3intermittent tympanites (or tympany or tympanism)
Bryan Crumpler


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
intermittent tympanites (or tympany or tympanism)


Explanation:
tympany/tympanites interchangeable

"A distention of the abdomen resulting from the accumulation of gas or air in the intestine or peritoneal cavity. Also called meteorism, tympany."

The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

tympanism, tympanites

"drumlike distention of the abdomen due to air or gas in the intestine or peritoneal cavity."

Saunders Comprehensive Veterinary Dictionary, 3 ed. © 2007 Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved

Basically, the person has gas and is likely farting (pardon my french) often and at varying intervals.

I selected "medium" because I don't know if "wisselend" here is supposed to me "varying", "intermittent", "fluctuating". In any case, it's coming and going.

Bryan Crumpler
United States
Local time: 07:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
normal tympanic sound


Explanation:
I always translate this as 'normal tympanic sound", but possibly there is a better option

Three basic medical percussion sounds are described:
resonant, tympanic, and dull. The resonant
sound is heard over normal lung tissue. The tympanic
sound is heard over most portions of the normal abdominal
cavity.

http://www.turner-white.com/pdf/hp_sep00_percus.pdf

Examination of the abdomen: There is no ascities. The abdominal wall is taking partin respiration. There are no subcutaneous veins seen on the abdomen (no portalhypertension), no out pouching in umbilical region. No hernia at linea alba.Percussion: We hear normal tympanic sound.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/48284484/Acute-SNHL

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Note added at 28 mins (2011-11-21 00:35:31 GMT)
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I forgot to mention 'wisselende tympanie' indicates normal findings on percussion

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Note added at 31 mins (2011-11-21 00:39:06 GMT)
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peristalsis +, normal tympanic sound, supple abdomen, tenderness to pressure in the upper abdominal region and lower left abdominal region

Barend van Zadelhoff
Netherlands
Local time: 13:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bryan Crumpler: Didn't think of this, since he alluded that it was a "disease". But "tympanitic resonance" (contrasting to "hypertempanie" or "demping") is viable here.
46 mins
  -> Thank you again, Bryan. What I was wondering about is whether there was a better alternative for the adjective 'normal', but I never found it.
agree  Josephine Isaacs: I think this is fine. But not many google hits, may there is another term
6 hrs
  -> Thank you, Josephine. I wonder too.
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