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01:50 Feb 15, 2009 |
Spanish to English translations [PRO] Medical - Medical (general) | ||||
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| Selected response from: Beth Farkas United States Local time: 17:16 | |||
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5 +5 | pupils equal |
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4 +4 | isocoric pupils |
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pupils equal Explanation: In U.S. medical jargon, it's much more common to say that the patient's pupils are equal, rather than isochoric. Normal pupils are usually referred to by the achronym PERRL (pupils equal, round and reactive to light). In Spanish, PERRL translates to "pupilas isocoricas y normoreactivas a la luz (sometimes abbreviated PINRAL) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2009-02-15 03:10:46 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Upon admission to the hospital, he had loss of response to commands or painful stimuli, symmetrical and equally reactive pupils, absent eye movements, facial symmetry, intact gag reflex and complete paralysis of all extremities with decreased tone. http://brain.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/126/7/1524/... |
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