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basi liberi

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Italian term or phrase:	basi liberi
English translation:	clear bases
Entered by:	Sarah Gregg

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15:28 Nov 4, 2009

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Italian term or phrase: basi liberi

Found in an x-ray report: "torace supino: non sono evidenti segni di lesioni parenchimali a focolaio in atto. **Basi libere**. Ombra cardiaco vascolare nei limiti." Not at all sure about that "basi libere", any ideas? Thanks, Sarah.

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free bases

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(3/12/2001) Radiografia del torace: Lieve ipertrasparenza di fondo ... - [ Traduire cette page ]Basi libere. Ombra cardiaca con modesta prevalenza delle sezioni di sinistra. ... Free bases. Cardiac shade with modest prevalence of the left sections. ...
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Lionel_M
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Local time: 21:44

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Thanks to you all, Sarah.
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3 +1	free bases	Lionel_M
3	no blunting of costophrenic angle [ also see explanation]	lirka

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9 mins confidence:

no blunting of costophrenic angle [ also see explanation]

Explanation:
The above may be a step further from what your Italian original says "lung bases free", but in essence that's it.

With pleural effusion, fluid often builds up in the costophrenic angle (due to gravity). This can push the lung upwards, resulting in "blunting" of costophrenic angle. Shadow on x-ray.

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