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dröjda infektionsparametrar

English translation: increased infection parameters


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19:16 Jul 3, 2011
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Medical - Medical (general)
Swedish term or phrase: dröjda infektionsparametrar
"Har initialt dröjda infektionsparametrar som förbättras"
A patient with diverticulosis whose CT scan showed bowel inflammation.
Can anyone suggest something for 'dröjda' in the context of infection parameters, please?
ebell
Local time: 04:14
English translation:increased infection parameters
Explanation:
I strongly believe that this must be a typo/mistake at some point and should really read "höjda".

I think that "delayed infection parameters" would be much less likely per se (and it would be strange to use "dröjda" rahter than "fördröjda"), but the crucial part is that they "förbättras".

What they that refer to, if they were delayed? That the increase does appear, so that the physician gets a more clear picture for diagnosis? Would still be strange to refer to that as an improvement.

No, what they must mean is that the parameters initally are raised, but later on normalise (=improve).

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Folke A. Nettelblad
Local time: 05:14
Grading comment
I agree, it is probably a typo for höjda as patient notes are usually transcribed from a dictation. Höjda is what I would expect to see in this context and could be wrongly transcribed.
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3 +1delayed infection parameterslena helson
3increased infection parameters
Folke A. Nettelblad


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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
delayed infection parameters


Explanation:
I think it is referring to infection showing on CT but not have any other signs or symptoms yet

lena helson
Local time: 04:14
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Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Helen Johnson: Can it not be talking retrospectively, i.e. symptoms but ones that were not showing before admission and this scan? That's how I read it.
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1 day10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
increased infection parameters


Explanation:
I strongly believe that this must be a typo/mistake at some point and should really read "höjda".

I think that "delayed infection parameters" would be much less likely per se (and it would be strange to use "dröjda" rahter than "fördröjda"), but the crucial part is that they "förbättras".

What they that refer to, if they were delayed? That the increase does appear, so that the physician gets a more clear picture for diagnosis? Would still be strange to refer to that as an improvement.

No, what they must mean is that the parameters initally are raised, but later on normalise (=improve).




    Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16647453
Folke A. Nettelblad
Local time: 05:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 391
Grading comment
I agree, it is probably a typo for höjda as patient notes are usually transcribed from a dictation. Höjda is what I would expect to see in this context and could be wrongly transcribed.
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