a v+ 1x

English translation: vomited once

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French term or phrase:a v+ 1x
English translation:vomited once
Entered by: Christy Wyatt (X)

01:44 Dec 2, 2015
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / scanned medical records for a patient in Belgium
French term or phrase: a v+ 1x
In the "anamnèse" :

depuis ce jour douleur fid
hier a v+ 1x
pas de diarrhée
pas de plainte urinaire...

final diagnosis was stercostasis (constipation)
Christy Wyatt (X)
United States
Local time: 05:53
vomited once
Explanation:
According to this list of abbreviations, from Belgium, V+ means vomissement (with N+ as nausée and D+ as douleur; all these are also commonly found in lower case):
http://www.section-ih.be/etudiants/pdf/livret_urgences.pdf

In the context, "hier a v+" must mean "hier a vomi": he/she vomited yesterday, and 1x is obviously une fois: once.

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Note added at 39 mins (2015-12-02 02:24:16 GMT)
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The same meaning for V+/v+ is given here:
https://www.facebook.com/conseil.etudiants.medecine.fes/post...
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Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 11:53
Grading comment
Thanks so much! I am very used to translating French Canadian medical documents and have not seen this abbreviation before. I really appreciate everyone's assistance!
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vomited once


Explanation:
According to this list of abbreviations, from Belgium, V+ means vomissement (with N+ as nausée and D+ as douleur; all these are also commonly found in lower case):
http://www.section-ih.be/etudiants/pdf/livret_urgences.pdf

In the context, "hier a v+" must mean "hier a vomi": he/she vomited yesterday, and 1x is obviously une fois: once.

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Note added at 39 mins (2015-12-02 02:24:16 GMT)
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The same meaning for V+/v+ is given here:
https://www.facebook.com/conseil.etudiants.medecine.fes/post...

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 11:53
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 152
Grading comment
Thanks so much! I am very used to translating French Canadian medical documents and have not seen this abbreviation before. I really appreciate everyone's assistance!

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