Glossary entry

Italian term or phrase:

occh

English translation:

occhialini - nasal prongs

Added to glossary by Joseph Tein
Aug 4, 2013 05:10
10 yrs ago
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Italian term

occh

Italian to English Medical Medical: Cardiology O2 sat.
Hi,
I've got some results on a hospital report; heart rate, blood pressure and O2 sat. The result of the O2 sat. is "98% 2l/min occh". I can't figure out what "occh" is but "occhio" is the obvious thing that springs to mind. Does it mean "optode"?
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 occhialini - nasal prongs
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Aug 18, 2013 05:52: Joseph Tein Created KOG entry

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occhialini - nasal prongs

"Sostituire la cannula nasale (occhialini) e sondino nasale ogni 24 ore ..."

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Note added at 47 mins (2013-08-04 05:58:16 GMT)
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... or cannulae. See:

http://www.emergenzasanitaria.net/manovre-di-primo-soccorso/...

"Le cannule nasali (occhialini) che rappresentano la modalità più semplice di somministrazione; permettono di erogare flussi di O2 non superiori a 4 l/min perchè provocano disidratazione della mucosa nasale; quindi la massima concentrazione di ossigeno somministrabile con questa modalità è intorno al 36%."

Also see page 9 in http://www.riaonweb.it/Documenti/riaom/formacorsi/audit_ega/...
Note from asker:
Ah! Thank you :-)
Peer comment(s):

agree Katarina Kvarnhult
1 hr
Thank you, Katarina.
agree Fiona Grace Peterson
4 hrs
Thank you, Fiona.
agree Rachel Fell
12 hrs
Ciao Rachel, thank you.
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