Glossary entry

Swedish term or phrase:

sviktbild

English translation:

(heart) failure

Added to glossary by David Rumsey
Dec 8, 2019 01:00
4 yrs ago
Swedish term

sviktbild

Swedish to English Medical Medical (general)
Datortomografi thorax visat sviktbild,

Is this "CT scan shows heart failure" or CT scan displays a poor/failed image?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 (heart) failure

Discussion

Andres Larsen Dec 8, 2019:
Might improbably refer to "lungsvigt" Although highly improbable, this could also refer to:

"lungsvigt" (acute lung injury, ALI, eller acute respiratory distress syndrome, ARDS)

DASINFO nr. 4 2001 - DASAIM
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Nov 4, 2001 - lungsvigt (acute lung injury, ALI, eller acute respiratory distress syndrome, ARDS) kan medføre alvorlig hypoxæmi som følge af lungekollaps ...
Tania McConaghy Dec 8, 2019:
I think it refers to the patient, not the quality of the image. Is there more info in the text that leads you to believe it is heart failure rather than some other issue related to e.g. lungs?

Proposed translations

+1
18 hrs
Selected

(heart) failure

What the image indicates, not a problem with the image.
Peer comment(s):

agree Helen Johnson
4 days
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Reference comments

45 mins
Reference:

heart failure > hjärtsvikt

Undersökningar hjärtsvikt - Hjärt-Lungfonden
https://www.hjart-lungfonden.se › Undersokningar
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Akut hjärtsvikt - Janusinfo.se
https://janusinfo.se › kardiologiovrigt › kardiologiovrigt
Definition. Potentiellt livshotande tillstånd. Innebär akut uppkomna symtom och/eller tecken till hjärtsvikt. Fysiologiskt innebär tillståndet otillräcklig ...
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree Adrian MM.
9 hrs
Thanks!
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