STAT prothrombin time

German translation: statim

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English term or phrase:	STAT
German translation:	statim
Entered by:	Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)

16:16 Sep 4, 2008

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Medical - Medical (general) / from an examination report

English term or phrase: STAT prothrombin time

"Plan:
1. Admit the patient to a medial telemetry floor.
[...]
3. Get a STAT prothrombin time and INR.
[...]"

"Prothrombin time" is "Prothrombinzeit", but what does the "STAT" stand for? Thank you!

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Local time: 06:12

Prothrombinzeit

Explanation:

...STAT bezieht sich wohl auf ein entsprechendes Gerät zur Messung derselben (i-STAT)...

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Note added at 1 Stunde (2008-09-04 17:46:28 GMT)
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...auch im Kontext der Beiträge von Giselrike und Siegfried würde die Übersetzung lauten:

>>>>> 3. (Aktuelle) Prothrombinzeit und INR-Wert ermitteln <<<<<<

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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
Germany
Local time: 06:12

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Prothrombinzeit

Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)

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stat prothrombin time

Prothrombinzeit

Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
Germany
Local time: 06:12
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Gisela Greenlee: but stat means immediately:However, the very first entry provided the answer to your question. "Stat" in medical parlance is actually not an acronym; it's short for statim, the Latin word for immediately

46 mins

-> Thank you - "STAT thrombin time" does not seem to be a common term, and half of the some 50 Google hits are related to the i-STAT device - which pretty much leads to the same end, I guess... ;-)

agree

Siegfried Armbruster: STAT: A common medical abbreviation that means "now" or "rush." http://www.providence.org/alaska/tchap/glossary/S.htm. Jede Untersuchung kann "STAT" Status haben

59 mins

-> Thank you - "STAT thrombin time" does not seem to be a common term, and half of the some 50 Google hits are related to the i-STAT device - which pretty much leads to the same end, I guess... ;-)

agree

Susanne Schmidt-Wussow

1 hr

-> Danke

agree

Brandis (X): great

11 hrs

-> Dankeschön

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