funciones vitales
English translation: vital functions/ vital signs
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| 4 +5 | vital functions/ vital signs |
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| 3 | vital processes |
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| 3 | vitals |
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| 3 | may be life-threatening |
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30 mins confidence: 
vital processes Explanation: If a function can be an act/action or a process, how about calling these vital processes? |
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38 mins confidence:
vitals Explanation: They call an ambulance. They check her vitals. They find out what went wrong. ... Henson was one of the EMT’s that answered that emergency call. ... www.ncemsf.org/resources/localnews/shownews.ems?item=96 - 15k - Cached - Similar pages -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 40 mins (2006-06-04 18:23:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Adapted From: WordNet 2.0 Copyright 2003 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. vitals A noun 1 vital organ, vitals a bodily organ that is essential for life |
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14 hrs confidence:
may be life-threatening Explanation: "Life-threatening" is always a problem when translating into Spanish. I think "deterioro de funciones vitales" has been devised as a way out. Best regards -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 14 hrs (2006-06-05 07:56:11 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Most of the Spanish equivalents of "life-threatening" use the word "vital". Here are some examples: urgencias vitales/situaciones de riesgo vital/que comprometen la vida/que entrañan riesgo vital, and so on. Suerte, Yasser |
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10 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +5
peer agreement (net): +5vital functions/ vital signs Explanation: vital functions is correct, though maybe you could used vital signs, though it's not exactly the same thing. Vital Functions Definition - Free Online Dictionary: TheFreeDictionary.com Definition of Vital functions. those functions or actions of the body on which life is directly dependent, as...Find thousands of free online definitions & reference guides at TheFreeDictionary.com.www.thefreedictionary.com/Vital functions - Wikipedia: Vital signs Vital signs are often taken by health professionals in order to assess the most basic body functions. Vital signs are an essential part of a case presentation. ... This article is about vital signs in medicine. For ... Quick Links: Primary four - Additional signs - Fifth sign en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vital_signs PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND VITAL FUNCTIONS PATIENT ASSESSMENT AND VITAL FUNCTIONS. Optimal patient care requires that the EMT-I accurately assess patients. The following topics will be discussed during this lesson: · Initial assessment ... 8. Demonstrate taking vital signs and performing a focused history ... refill, heart rate, altered LOC) Orthostatic vital signs if indicated ...www.lbfdtraining.com/Pages/emt/sectiona/patientassessmentvf... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 days8 hrs (2006-06-07 02:39:30 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- could used= could use |
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