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ictericia 3+

English translation: jaundice +++


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10:12 Nov 22, 2011
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Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals / jaundice type
Spanish term or phrase: ictericia 3+
En la evaluacion inicial se corroboro la ictericia 3+ pero no se contraron adeno ni visceromegalias y la exploracion abdominal se reporto sin alteraciones.


in the above what is ictericia 3+? I see there are three types of Juandice but I have not seen them referred to in a number system, or is something else going on here?
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Clifford Marcus
Local time: 08:55
English translation:jaundice +++
Explanation:
I think it just means that the patient looks very yellow!
+++ would be a common way of putting it.
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Emma Goldsmith
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4 +9jaundice +++
Emma Goldsmith
33-plus icterusHelena Chavarria


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
jaundice +++


Explanation:
I think it just means that the patient looks very yellow!
+++ would be a common way of putting it.

Emma Goldsmith
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agree  Rachel Fell
18 mins
  -> Thanks, Rachel
agree  liz askew
27 mins
  -> Thanks, Liz
agree  Renita Miguel
50 mins
  -> Thanks, Renita
agree  Jorge Arteaga M.D.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Jorge
agree  xxxtabularasa: or icterus +++. Icterus is synonymous with jaundice (http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3890) The plus sign indicates the degree of severity of the icterus: + = mild, ++ = moderate, +++ = severe
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Leanne. Icterus is virtually unused in native English medical jargon. Have just looked it up and most references are dict defs and a bird :)
agree  Lucrecia Pons
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Lucrecia
agree  Roxanna Delgado
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Roxanna
agree  Otto Albers: refers to the intensity of the jaundice; not the type of bilirrubin that causes it.
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Otto
agree  Mónica Belén Colacilli
1 day4 hrs
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
3-plus icterus


Explanation:
I've found a number of medical articles that use 2-plus, 3-plus, etc. to talk about test results or the degree of pigment. I don't know if this helps at all.

Chronic idiopathic jaundice: A study of two afflicted families - Elsevierlinkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0002934360902205
by RL Wolf - 1960 - Cited by 47 - Related articles
Chronic idiopathic jaundice is characterized by icterus and the presence of an .... F (patient from other hospital (Dr. J. Ehrlich)), designated as 3-plus pigment. ...


Helena Chavarria
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