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Bq.

English translation: Biochemist


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Spanish term or phrase:Bq.
English translation:Biochemist
Entered by: Cynthia Coan
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22:46 Sep 29, 2010
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Medical - Medical: Health Care / Blood count report/result
Spanish term or phrase: Bq.
The report of the blood count (done in a hospital in Santiago, Chile), consisting largely of several pages of tabular data, has initial information that appears on each page above the tables. To the right of the patient and doctor names, there appear entries for dates and times and then, below those, a signature (possibly of a hospital or blood lab administrator?) appears on a separate line. Just below the signature is the abbreviation "Bq." followed the printed version of the name, e.g.:

"Bq. Xxxxxxxx xxxxxxxx xxxx"

What could "Bq." mean in this instance? I checked my abbreviation sources but couldn't turn up anything plausible.
Cynthia Coan
United States
Local time: 01:50
Biochemist
Explanation:
Bq. = bioquímico = biochemist
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Rita Tepper
Local time: 04:50
Grading comment
Many thanks; this answer makes sense.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4Biochemist
Rita Tepper
1Becquerel
neilmac


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Biochemist


Explanation:
Bq. = bioquímico = biochemist

Rita Tepper
Local time: 04:50
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 71
Grading comment
Many thanks; this answer makes sense.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  fvasconcellos
4 mins
  -> Thank you fvasconcellos!
agree  Otto Albers: In the neck of the woods where I've worked, these pros are called "bioanalistas", but I wouldn't know about Chile. It sounds logical that "bq" is the equivalent.
1 hr
  -> Thank you sirwalter!
agree  Emma Goldsmith
8 hrs
  -> Thank you Emma!
agree  neilmac: Most likely solution :-)
9 hrs
  -> Thank you neilmac!
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
Becquerel


Explanation:
•The becquerel (symbol Bq) is the SI derived unit of radioactivity. One Bq is defined as the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one nucleus decays per second. It is therefore equivalent to s−1. ...


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Note added at 9 hrs (2010-09-30 08:29:47 GMT)
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I'm being facetious [No se puede garantizar las traducción de abreviaciones y/o acrónimos que no hayan sido definidos en el texto original, excepto los más comunes.]

neilmac
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Local time: 09:50
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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