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Referral

Portuguese translation: credencial

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:referral
Portuguese translation:credencial
Entered by: Bloomfield

03:18 Aug 13, 2003
English to Portuguese translations [PRO]
Medical / health care plan
English term or phrase: Referral
In most situations, your Primary Care Physician must give you a referral to see a Specialist. Always check with your PCP before going to see a Specialist.

I have come up with the phrase “Requisição de Consulta” as a viable translation for Referral. However, I am guessing, I am not sure whether or not this term is actually used in either Portugal or Brazil. How about “Encaminhamento?”

Your answer may be in English or in Portuguese: whichever you feel more comfortable with. However, I’d prefer to get a response from someone currently living either in Portugal or in Brazil who has actually been involved in medical translations rather than get answers drawn from a search source such as google and so on and so forth. Thanks very much, guys.
Bloomfield
United States
Local time: 03:26
Credencial
Explanation:
Em Pt-Pt, é assim que se diz, com toda a certeza.

Por experiência própria e não só.

Uma credencial para ir a um especialista/para fazer exames médicos...
Selected response from:

china
Local time: 08:26
Grading comment
Thanks a lot, China. Regardless of the fact that you did not submit any reference, your response does sound accurate: nothing beats true experience. Thank you much.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6encaminhamento
Luciano Monteiro
5 +2carta de apresentação
António Ribeiro
5 +1Recomendação
Jorge Freire
5Credencial
china
4 +1indicação
Luciana Ribeiro
4 +1uma indicação para consultar um especialista
Annette Dam
4Referência
JESSICA SCHERER


Discussion entries: 1





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
carta de apresentação


Explanation:
Carta em que o Médico de Clínica Geral refere a doença, (ou diagnóstico) a um especialista.

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Note added at 2003-08-13 03:25:27 (GMT)
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\"Carta de encaminhamento\" foi uma opção já aceite numa pergunta anterior. Ver os glossários ProZ.

António Ribeiro
Local time: 17:26
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 7218

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paulo Celestino Guimaraes: carta de encaminhamento
44 mins
agree  Clauwolf
8 hrs
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
referral
encaminhamento


Explanation:
"(...)deve encaminhá-lo a um especialista."


Luciano Monteiro
Brazil
Local time: 10:26
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 571

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paulo Celestino Guimaraes: ...carta de encaminhamento, no caso.
13 mins
agree  Paula Vaz-Carreiro: I think "encaminhamento" on its own is better because that is the sense of referral. Passing the patient on to a specialist.
3 hrs
agree  Kathleen Goldsmith-Killing
8 hrs
agree  Cecilia Bartalotti: ou simplesmente "deve encaminhá-lo", se não houver necessidade de referência a um documento específico.
9 hrs
agree  Silvia Borges: deve encaminhá-lo, perfeito neste contexto.
10 hrs
agree  Marcos Assis Silva
18 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Credencial


Explanation:
Em Pt-Pt, é assim que se diz, com toda a certeza.

Por experiência própria e não só.

Uma credencial para ir a um especialista/para fazer exames médicos...

china
Local time: 08:26
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 53
Grading comment
Thanks a lot, China. Regardless of the fact that you did not submit any reference, your response does sound accurate: nothing beats true experience. Thank you much.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lenapires: neste contexto concordo
24 mins
  -> Obrigada!
agree  Carla Araújo: exactamente
1 day 3 hrs
disagree  Paulo Celestino Guimaraes: desculpe mas credencial para ir a um médico me soa muito mas muito estranho mesmo...e acho q isso vale para os portugueses também!!
776 days
disagree  JESSICA SCHERER: Ter/precisar/receber credencial para um consulta soa como pré-requisito; em outros contextos até concordaria.
6197 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
referral
Recomendação


Explanation:
Esta palavra pode ser traduzida por recomendação, tanto na área médica como noutros campos. Diz-se que um médico "recomenda" um doente a um colega da especialidade relevante para o caso. A "recomendação" poderá não ser feita necessáriamente por carta; pode ser feita por telefone. A palávra referral (no caso der outro sentido)também pode ser aplicada ao enviar uma pessoa a um departamento apropriado para tratar de um determinado assunto.

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Note added at 5 hrs 50 mins (2003-08-13 09:09:37 GMT)
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Reparei agora na gralha em \"palavra\", escrita com \"á\"; espero que não julguem que foi ignorância minha...

Jorge Freire
Local time: 08:26
Native speaker of: Portuguese
PRO pts in pair: 2004

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paula Vaz-Carreiro: This is not bad at all! And the explanation is also quite correct, especiallty when Jorge says "referral" applies not just to doctors and patients. To be honest I'm not sure which word would be most used in Pt-Pt or Pt-Br...
2 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Paula; posso aqfirmar que em Portugal é assim que se costuma dizer
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
indicação


Explanation:
Acredito que indicação é mais indicado (desculpe o trocadilho)

Luciana Ribeiro
Local time: 04:26
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 178

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lúcia Lopes
1 day 5 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
uma indicação para consultar um especialista


Explanation:
an idea

Annette Dam
Local time: 04:26
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 42

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lúcia Lopes
1 day 5 hrs
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6198 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Referência


Explanation:
Referência para consulta com especialista; Tanto refere o paciente ao médico quanto o médico ao paciente.

Subject Referral Form - [How to handle] Completed and signed by the PI to initiate the homecare visit and confirm patients consent. (Recebi com as instruções)




    https://www.lawinsider.com/search?clauses[0]=Referral&_index[0]=contract&tab=definition
JESSICA SCHERER
Brazil
Local time: 04:26
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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