Nov 22, 2011 10:12
12 yrs ago
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Spanish term

ictericia 3+

Spanish to English Medical Medical: Pharmaceuticals jaundice type
En la evaluacion inicial se corroboro la ictericia 3+ pero no se contraron adeno ni visceromegalias y la exploracion abdominal se reporto sin alteraciones.


in the above what is ictericia 3+? I see there are three types of Juandice but I have not seen them referred to in a number system, or is something else going on here?
TIA
Proposed translations (English)
4 +9 jaundice +++
3 3-plus icterus

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jaundice +++

I think it just means that the patient looks very yellow!
+++ would be a common way of putting it.
Peer comment(s):

agree Rachel Fell
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Thanks, Rachel
agree liz askew
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Thanks, Liz
agree Renita Miguel
50 mins
Thanks, Renita
agree Jorge Arteaga M.D.
2 hrs
Thanks, Jorge
agree tabularasa (X) : or icterus +++. Icterus is synonymous with jaundice (http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3890) The plus sign indicates the degree of severity of the icterus: + = mild, ++ = moderate, +++ = severe
2 hrs
Thanks, Leanne. Icterus is virtually unused in native English medical jargon. Have just looked it up and most references are dict defs and a bird :)
agree Lucrecia Pons
3 hrs
Thanks, Lucrecia
agree Roxanna Delgado
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Thanks, Roxanna
agree Otto Albers (X) : refers to the intensity of the jaundice; not the type of bilirrubin that causes it.
7 hrs
Thanks, Otto
agree Mónica Belén Colacilli
1 day 4 hrs
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3-plus icterus

I've found a number of medical articles that use 2-plus, 3-plus, etc. to talk about test results or the degree of pigment. I don't know if this helps at all.

Chronic idiopathic jaundice: A study of two afflicted families - Elsevierlinkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/0002934360902205
by RL Wolf - 1960 - Cited by 47 - Related articles
Chronic idiopathic jaundice is characterized by icterus and the presence of an .... F (patient from other hospital (Dr. J. Ehrlich)), designated as 3-plus pigment. ...
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