Glossary entry

Portuguese term or phrase:

tiragens

English translation:

indrawing/chest wall retraction

Added to glossary by Margarida Martins Costelha
Mar 4, 2017 18:16
7 yrs ago
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Portuguese term

tiragens

Portuguese to English Medical Medical (general) Emergency room report
I am translating this for a friend and I am not very experienced in medical translation. It's the hospital report he received after a visit to the emergency room because of a persistent cough and difficuty breathing:

Exame físico:
Ao exame objetivo, doente consciente, colaborante sem SDR e sem tiragens.
AP-MV+ bilat, sem alts
AC-S1 e S2+ rítmico, não ouço sopros
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 indrawing/chest wall retraction
Change log

Mar 6, 2017 15:24: Margarida Martins Costelha Created KOG entry

Discussion

@Margarida De nada! Bom trabalho...
Margarida Martins Costelha (asker) Mar 6, 2017:
Obrigada, Teresa :)
@Margarida Não sei como dizer em inglês, mas a tiragem é a depressão que surge em situações de obstrução da entrada de ar nas vias aéreas durante a respiração. Não sei se ajuda mas em francês diz-se "tirage"...

Proposed translations

+3
15 mins
Selected

indrawing/chest wall retraction

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Note added at 16 mins (2017-03-04 18:32:49 GMT)
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Medical Emergencies in Children – overview
www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/.../medical_emergencies_in_children_overview_2006.pdf
7 Oct 2006 - Recession (indrawing, retraction). Children ... Effectiveness of Breathing – chest expansion .... gradually increased until the chest wall moves.
Peer comment(s):

agree Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
2 mins
agree Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães : Precisely! I often use "intercostal retractions"
32 mins
agree Margarida Ataide
1 day 13 hrs
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