Chema Nieto Castañón Jul 8, 2022:

Thanks a lot, Neil; I see much more clearly now the difference between severe & serious.

As for the Asker's case, maybe then "seriousness criteria" might work?

And yet I keep reading the Spanish as "signs of severity". Maybe this is because from a Spanish point of view "grave" is both severe and serious (a severe headache should be described as a cefalea intensa/muy intensa but not as a cefalea grave -unless it is both, severe and serious). But that is probably the reason why I (wrongly) kept relating "severe" to both severe and serious.

Anyhow, here transaminasas > 1000 U/L or encefalopatía hepática is suggestive of both, a severe hepatic illness and a serious clinical picture; in this case, both severe and serious are inevitably joined.

Well, I am not sure if I am helping or messing things up! No matter what, thanks again, Neil; I have learnt something relevant today!

Neil Ashby Jul 8, 2022:

I've seen a few other similar definitions out there as well, I think I first got the info from Emma Goldsmith's Signs and Symptoms of Translation blog, but I can't find it now.

Neil Ashby Jul 8, 2022:

Serious vs Severe Adverse Event or Reaction:-

A serious adverse event or reaction is any untoward medical occurrence that at any dose:
• results in death
• requires inpatient hospitalisation or prolongation of existing hospitalisation
• results in persistent or significant disability/incapacity
• is life-threatening
To ensure no confusion or misunderstanding of the difference between the terms ‘serious’ and ‘severe’, the following note of clarification is provided:
The term ‘severe’ is not synonymous with serious. In the English language, ‘severe’ is used to describe the intensity (severity) of a specific event (as in mild, moderate or severe); the event itself, however, may be of relatively minor medical significance (such as severe headache).
Seriousness (not severity) which is based on patient/event outcome or action criteria serves as guide for defining regulatory reporting obligations.
https://www.facebook.com/PVJobs4u/posts/serious-vs-severe-ad...

Chema Nieto Castañón Jul 7, 2022:

"Clínica de gravedad: criterios analíticos/clínicos de insuficiencia hepática: transaminasas > 1.000 U/L o encefalopatía hepática"

En este contexto particular creo que signs of severity podría funcionar de manera ajustada en referencia a signos clínicos indicativos de gravedad ("clínica de gravedad"). En este caso, el ejemplo parece encuadrarse en una descripción de un problema médico donde se especifican precisamente aquellos signos que son sugestivos de gravedad.

Creo no obstante que entiendo la diferencia que plantea Neil entre serious y severe. "Signs of a serious clinical picture" sería lo que el original estaría expresando aquí ("clínica de gravedad"). "Signs of severity" diría que, en este caso particular, trasladaría en realidad la misma idea de base.

Lisa Rosengard Jul 7, 2022:

This is just something I might wonder is if there could be a clinic for minor complaints on one side, or in one session of appointments while there could be another side or another time session for appointments or cases of a more serious problematic nature.

Joseph Tein Jul 7, 2022:

Spanish syntax Salut, Liz. Good to see you're keeping busy :)

"de gravedad" simply means "severe" (maybe "serious") ... we shouldn't read more into it.

(I've never mentioned, I don't think, that I also teach Spanish ... have been doing this for the past 20 years.)

Here's a page in Linguee where you can see various translations of "de gravedad" ... https://www.linguee.com/english-spanish/search?source=auto&q...

Buon lavoro!