OE, UE, RPR, BRR, TSR, PPSB, ASR,Troponin ths - what is ths, etc

English translation: Troponin Ths

20:36 Dec 28, 2010

German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / medical reports and records

German term or phrase: OE, UE, RPR, BRR, TSR, PPSB, ASR,Troponin ths - what is ths, etc

I took on a medical editing job with misgivings, as it is very technical and not part of my usual expertise. I did it to help the agency.

Can anyone point me in the direction of a medical abbreviations dictionary, even if it is only German. I can figure out the English. I have found several online that are not very helpful. Some of the abbreviations in this document are probably also common usage in Germany today.
I would greatly appreciate your help.
For context, one line reads: Pulmo: equal AG without ANG.

Eleanore Strauss KudoZ activity Questions: 10 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 55
Local time: 02:42

English translation:Troponin Ths

Explanation:
http://www.labnet.co.nz/testmanager/index.php?fuseaction=mai...

troponin T high sensitivity

Most of these abbreviations are probably in fact the same as in English. They look to me like abbreviations from an automated analyzer printout.

BRR - maybe bilirubin?
If you want to check each one, it will be necessary to post each abbreviation separately, and preferably give the unit of measurement and the result.

I never accept legal translations... haven't a clue.

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AG - see http://de.mimi.hu/krankheit/atemgeraeusche.html

Pulmo: equal AG without ANG = nonsense

Looks like the original translator wasn't much chop either.
I hope the patient's wellbeing doesn't depend on this translation.

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ANG - Atem-Nebengeräusche
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/german_to_english/medical_general/...

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Troponin Ths

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Medizinische Abkuerzungen

trsk2000 (X)

Becker's Abkürzungslexikon

Holly Hart

Discussion entries: 5

Eleanore Strauss

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02:18 Dec 30, 2010

Gisela, thanks. My thought exactly - when I looked at the translation, I was appalled. I couldn't believe that a leading translation agency would allow something like this. I actually used the original German for my question, but added the equal ang from the translation. Many of the non-medical ones I figured out and double checked. As I said, I took this on with misgivings, as I don't just guess my way through a translation or editing job. I've done some general medical-related translations where I'm familiar with the commonly used terminology, but nothing as technical as this.

Gisela Greenlee

18:44 Dec 29, 2010

Just looking at the abbreviations you provided in your question and assuming that you are looking at the translation, not the original, I can tell you that the translator simply used the German abbreviations whenever he/she wasn't sure what it meant. There is no such thing as "equal AG without ANG" in English, and another colleague already provided the answer (equal breath sounds without adventitious sounds). You may want to alert the agency that this should be reassigned to someone specializing in medical translations, particularly since it's quite obvious that the translator was clearly out of his/her depth as well. My 2 cents worth.

Eleanore Strauss

ASKER

03:32 Dec 29, 2010

Thanks to everyone for your quick support. Andrew, you are so right. I am pretty sure that many of the abbreviations are either ones that doctors use among themselves - sort of a lingua franca of their own, or simply personal abbreviations that are common knowledge.

philgoddard

United States

00:54 Dec 29, 2010

If you don't find the answers from the very helpful links that have been provided, you could try posting them as separate questions with some context in German - for example, what does the German say for "equal AG without ANG"?

Lancashireman

United Kingdom

Good luck, Elli.

22:14 Dec 28, 2010

KudoZ has recently been swamped by doctors’ shorthand. Please bear in mind that this professional group is too busy and their time is too valuable for the rest of us to expect them to write comprehensibly.

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Troponin ths

Troponin Ths

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Reference: Medizinische Abkuerzungen

Reference information:
http://www.medizinische-abkuerzungen.de/

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OE obere Extremität
Oberflächenelektrode
occupational exposure [A] (Arbeitsexposition)
Okklusionsebene Orbitalebene
Ollier-Erkrankung ophthalmologische Erkrankung orthopädische Erkrankung
on examination [A] (während der Untersuchung) oral examination [A] (mündliche Prüfung) orthopedic examination [A]
orbitopathie endocrinienne [F]
oreille externe [F] (Außenohr) Otitis externa [L] (otitie externe [F])
Organisationseinheit Oxford-Einheit
Ovarektomie

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UE Ulkuserkrankung urologische Erkrankung
uncertain etiology [A] undetermined etiology [A]
under elbow [A]
unerwünschtes Ereignis
uninvolved epidermis [A]
unité electrolytique [F]
unsatisfactory examination [A]
untere Extremität [= Bein] upper extremity [A] (obere Extremität [= Arm])
Untereinheit Unterrichtseinheit
unterhalb des Ellbogens
Untersuchungsergebnis
upper esophagus [A]
usage externe [F]
Uterusexstirpation

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BRR Barorezeptorreflex Brachioradialisreflex
Blutungsrezidivrate

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it seems to provide explanations of the medical abbreviations in German, English and French

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This is the 2nd on the list when you google Dictionary of Medical Abbreviations

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http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalabbreviations.php?keywords...

Reference: http://www.medizinische-abkuerzungen.de/

trsk2000 (X)
United Kingdom
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Asker: Thank you very much for your efforts!

Asker: I had actually found some of these, but many of them are either not relevant or the context is not clear enough to be sure.

Asker: Thanks again...this has been very helpful.

Asker: How do I award points for this. It was a big help and thanks for your efforts!

2 hrs

Reference: Becker's Abkürzungslexikon

Reference information:
Online aid for finding expansions of German abbreviations - in German - you are on your own from there, but usually this is enough for a seasoned medical translator to take the ball from there.

Reference: http://www.medizinische-abkuerzungen.de/

Holly Hart
United States
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English
PRO pts in category: 99

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Asker: Thanks, I found this one myself, but it wasn't very helpful. And as per my question, I'm not a seasoned medical translator. My expertise is in law, arts and marketing.

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