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maniobra de Gowers insinuada

13:54 Aug 25, 2020
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Medical - Medical (general) / maniobra de Gowers insinuada
Spanish term or phrase: maniobra de Gowers insinuada
Hello, I'm translating a medical report about DMD and it says "con maniobra de Gowers insinuada" I don't know how to translate "insinuada" or if would be ok just to say "Gowers' sign". Please help me.
Studentt99 (X)
Argentina


Summary of answers provided
4 +1subtle Gowers' sign
María Patricia Arce
3 +1with indications, suggestion of / indicative/suggestive of Gower's sign
Neil Ashby


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
with indications, suggestion of / indicative/suggestive of Gower's sign


Explanation:
Full context is usually helpful.

Neil Ashby
Spain
Local time: 03:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 354

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Antonella Perazzoni
1 hr
  -> Thanks Antonella
neutral  philgoddard: I think María's answer is slightly better because you're effectively saying "signs of Gower's sign", which is a circular statement.
6 hrs
  -> I agree María's suggestion is probably better, but I don't think it's circular, "Gowers' sign" is a noun phrase that happens to include the word "sign".
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
subtle Gowers' sign


Explanation:
An option. See refs.

The classically described Gowers' sign is usually a late finding. However more subtle forms of Gowers' sign including mild hand pressure against the thigh and prone crawl position should be recognized by clinicians to initiate additional diagnostic tests.
https://europepmc.org/article/pmc/pmc3369091
Again, these may be very subtle signs. Having one or several of these symptoms is an indication that further investigation is needed, but does not confirm a diagnosis of Duchenne.
https://www.parentprojectmd.org/about-duchenne/is-it-duchenn...
Although the clinical signs of muscular dystrophy may be subtle or absent, early determination of creatine kinase will suggest the correct diagnosis and minimize extensive and invasive investigation …
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/190709222.pdf
The aim of this letter is to increase awareness of suspecting muscular dystrophy in children who present with subtle signs.
https://adc.bmj.com/content/103/5/522


María Patricia Arce
Argentina
Local time: 22:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 96

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Phil!
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