niños con un test basal negativo

English translation: children with a negative baseline test

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Spanish term or phrase:niños con un test basal negativo
English translation:children with a negative baseline test
Entered by: liz askew

16:39 Jun 25, 2009
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Spanish term or phrase: niños con un test basal negativo
In a text about the predictive value of two tests for development of bronchial asthma, they mention "niños con X basal negativo" (X is the name of a simple 'yes/no' test to measure the presence of airborne allergen antibodies).

Does this just mean "with a negative result", or is "basal" significant in some way?

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Alison Imms
children with negative baseline test
Explanation:
I seem to remember in the dim and distance past that "basal" = baseline

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Note added at 11 mins (2009-06-25 16:51:07 GMT)
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Head up tilt test in the diagnosis of neurocardiogenic syncope in ...
If the baseline test was negative, sublingual nitroglycerine was used in older children and the patient was tilted for a further 20 minutes. ...
www.neurologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028... - Cached - Similar
by V Udani - 2004 - Cited by 9 - Related articles - All 14 versions

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Note added at 22 mins (2009-06-25 17:01:58 GMT)
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sorry

with................A negative baseline.....
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liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:26
Grading comment
Thanks for your help, Liz!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +6children with negative baseline test
liz askew
4children with a negative base test
Sergio Gaymer
3 +1children with a negative basal test
José Patrício


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
children with a negative base test


Explanation:
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Sergio Gaymer
Chile
Local time: 14:26
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Native speaker of: Spanish
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
children with a negative basal test


Explanation:
basal metabolism -http://www.google.pt/search?hl=pt-PT&rlz=1R2GGLL_en&q=basal ...

José Patrício
Portugal
Local time: 21:26
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tatty
2 hrs
  -> thank you
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
children with negative baseline test


Explanation:
I seem to remember in the dim and distance past that "basal" = baseline

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Note added at 11 mins (2009-06-25 16:51:07 GMT)
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Head up tilt test in the diagnosis of neurocardiogenic syncope in ...
If the baseline test was negative, sublingual nitroglycerine was used in older children and the patient was tilted for a further 20 minutes. ...
www.neurologyindia.com/article.asp?issn=0028... - Cached - Similar
by V Udani - 2004 - Cited by 9 - Related articles - All 14 versions

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Note added at 22 mins (2009-06-25 17:01:58 GMT)
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sorry

with................A negative baseline.....

liz askew
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4558
Grading comment
Thanks for your help, Liz!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard McDorman: I too remember dimly :)
1 min
  -> Thank you! It was one that always caused problems initially:-)

agree  Omar Lima Quintana
6 mins
  -> Gracias!

agree  Roxanna Delgado
38 mins
  -> Gracias y saludos! Espero que te encuentres bien!

agree  Alvaro Aliaga
4 hrs

agree  Lucrecia Pons: Definitely! Your suggestion is the best!
5 hrs

agree  Rita Tepper
10 hrs
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