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18:28 Nov 6, 2010 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Medical - Medical (general) | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães Brazil Local time: 10:13 | ||||||
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4 +5 | runs |
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4 | lines |
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4 | trains |
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3 | bursts |
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3 | emissions |
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lines Explanation: I'd use either this or "patterns", unless you have "lines" overused in the rest of the text. Usually ECGs are gauged in lines or patterns. "(The) hyperventilation generates short patterns/lines ..." |
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trains Explanation: It is simply descriptive, a metaphor. Reference: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6S... Reference: http://www.teleemg.com/new/als2.htm |
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runs Explanation: Short bursts of a certain sort of activity (tachycardia, fibrillation, etc.) are usually known as "runs". -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 11 mins (2010-11-06 18:40:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The next cycle is interrupted by a PVC triplet, or a short run of ventricular tachycardia. http://ecgblog.com/?cat=53 After a short run of conduction via both slow and fast pathways... http://smj.sma.org.sg/4805/4805cr3.pdf 12 lead electrocardiogram showing a run of monomorphic ventricular tachycardia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventricular_tachycardia A run of 3 or more premature junctional beats... http://www.sh.lsuhsc.edu/fammed/OutpatientManual/BasicECG.ht... |
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