Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

TE --> thoraxexcursies

English translation:

thorax excursions

Added to glossary by Barend van Zadelhoff
Apr 19 16:08
20 days ago
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Dutch term

TE

Dutch to English Medical Medical (general)
Taken from medical report, part of the ABCDE assessment:
B: Ademhaling rustig, saO2 99% bij KL, symm. TE.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 thorax excursions
Change log

Apr 26, 2024 10:06: Barend van Zadelhoff Created KOG entry

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thorax excursions

TE --> ThoraxExcursies

symmetric thorax excursions

Ventilation problem? Depth of breathing (superficial?), symmetric excursions of the thorax, inspection of the thorax (external forces/impact?), palpation, pain, instabilities, percussion, auscultation (reduced, absent breathing?)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S100812751...

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Note added at 23 mins (2024-04-19 16:31:38 GMT)
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ABCDE

B – Breathing

Doel
- Voldoende oxygenatie en ventilatie
- Ontdekken en behandelen van behandelbare (potentieel) levensbedreigende aandoeningen van het respiratoir apparaat
- Ontdekken van levensbedreigende respiratoire afwijkingen gerelateerd aan stoornissen van andere orgaanstelsels (bijv. circulatie) of metabolisme (diabetische ketoacidose)
Kijken
- Kleur: cyanose?
- Uitwendig zichtbare afwijkingen aan de thorax (trauma? aangeboren?)
- Ademhalingsbewegingen (frequentie, regelmaat, diepte, symmetrie, intrekkingen, verlengd expirium etc.)
- Ademarbeid (gebruik hulpademhalingsspieren)
Luisteren
- Auscultatie longen op tenminste 6 plaatsen beiderzijds
- Percussie
Voelen
- Thorax excursies: symmetrisch?
- Subcutaan emfyseem?
- Ribfracturen?

https://www.abcdesim.nl/files/ABCDE_Samenvatting-1.pdf


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Note added at 1 hr (2024-04-19 17:40:33 GMT)
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By the way, correct spelling is without a space:

thoraxexcursies

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Note added at 1 day 10 hrs (2024-04-21 02:50:46 GMT)
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excursion

Physics. the displacement of a body or a point from a mean position or neutral value, as in an oscillation.

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/excursion
Peer comment(s):

agree Amin Zanganeh Inaloo
14 mins
Thank you, Amin.
agree philgoddard
33 mins
Thank you, Phil.
agree Kitty Brussaard
1 hr
Thank you.
agree Lirka : I'd say "symmetric chest expansion"
1 day 9 hrs
Thank you. ABCDE assessment uses 'excursions', both in Dutch (excursies) and English. As I understand it, excursions refers to both expansion and contraction, you observe the breathing movements for a while, see e.g https://tinyurl.com/39dyrcvx
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