Se infundieron

English translation: Infusing, infuse

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Spanish term or phrase:	Se infundieron
English translation:	Infusing, infuse
Entered by:	Dolores Vázquez

10:57 Oct 18, 2007

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals / valproic acid overdose

Spanish term or phrase: Se infundieron

For "infundir", DRAE gives:"Poner un simple o medicamento en un líquido por cierto tiempo. "
However, from my context it looks as though they are using it to mean "administer" the serums/sera. Am I right and is this common usage?
"La paciente estaba consciente ... con ligera somnolencia y desorientación. *Se infundieron* 1.000 ml de suero salino isotónico y 1.000 ml de suero glucosado al 5%. La presión arterial fue de 151 ..."

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Infusing, infuse

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Dolores Vázquez

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OK, thanks to everyone for the help :)
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infused

Cecilia Paris

Infusing, infuse

Dolores Vázquez

were filled up

Michael Powers (PhD)

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

4 mins confidence:

were filled up

Explanation:
1,000 ml (...) were filled up ...

Mike :)

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Oxford

Although used figuratively in the example, it would be literal in this case:

una figura que les infundía miedo a figure who filled them with fear;

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 04:12
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 60

9 mins confidence:

Infusing, infuse

Explanation:
infusing, The slow injection of a fluid into a vein or artery.

infuse, In medicine, an infusion is the therapeutic introduction of a fluid other than blood into a vein. The infused fluid might, for example, be a saline (salt) solution.

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Dolores Vázquez
Native speaker of:

Galician,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 20

Grading comment

OK, thanks to everyone for the help :)

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +10

infused

Explanation:
The term derives from "infusión" .
Patient was infused with 1000 mL of ....

During one hemodialysis, they were infused with 800 ml of normal saline. ...
www.nature.com/ki/journal/v21/n3/abs/ki198252a.html

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Infusion: (medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force)

Infusión: El procedimiento de dar una substancia (medicamento, suplementos alimenticios, etc.) a un individuo por medio de una inyección en la vena. Este procedimiento puede ser dado de una vez o continuar por varias horas, días y hasta meses.

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http://www.medtrad.org/panacea/IndiceGeneral/n3_Fichas.pdf

Cecilia Paris
Argentina
Local time: 05:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 8

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