This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. Spanish to English
  3. Medical (general)

acudir con un tiempo de enfermedad de un mes

English translation: The patient presented with an illness of one month\'s duration/a one-month illness

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Spanish term or phrase:acudir con un tiempo de enfermedad de un mes
English translation:The patient presented with an illness of one month\'s duration/a one-month illness
Entered by: schmetterlich

06:13 Jan 17, 2017
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
Spanish term or phrase: acudir con un tiempo de enfermedad de un mes
La paciente acude con un tiempo de enfermedad de un mes caracterizado por edema distal y debilidad general.

Gracias.
schmetterlich
Local time: 08:41
The patient presented with an illness of one month's duration/a one-month illness
Explanation:
'The patient presented with' is common medicalese.

Examples:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › NCBI › Literature › PubMed Central (PMC)
by WL Clifton - ‎2013 - ‎Cited by 3 - ‎Related articles
**... In July 2007, the patient presented with an acute diarrheal illness.**

https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1607952173
Theodore M. Bayless, ‎Stephen B. Hanauer - 2014 - ‎Crohn's disease
**... The patient presented with severe, chronic abdominal pain and severe diarrhea.**

https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1493923951
Julia R. Nunley, ‎Edgar V. Lerma - 2015 - ‎Medical
**The patient presented with diffuse, non-scarring alopecia**

emedicine.medscape.com/article/358735-overviewOct 14, 2015
**- The patient presented with a history of recent onset of coughing**

https://am.asco.org › Daily NewsJun 7, 2016
**- The patient presented with asymptomatic brain metastases, multiple lung ...**

Selected response from:

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 06:41
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2The patient presented with an illness of one month's duration/a one-month illness
Muriel Vasconcellos
4 +1The attending patient has had this illness for one month
Robert Carter


  

Answers


9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
La paciente acude con un tiempo de enfermedad de un mes
The attending patient has had this illness for one month


Explanation:
...is how I'd word it.

Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 07:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 224

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Charles Davis: Slightly readjust, perhaps, to fit in what follows: The attending patient has been suffering for one month from a condition characterised by...
37 mins
  -> Thanks, Charles, yes, that's good, although I think you could work in "characterised by" in my version too.
neutral  Muriel Vasconcellos: In US English, it's the doctor who attends (provides care), not the patient. You will find few valid examples 'attending patient' on the Internet.
49 mins
  -> Thanks Muriel, but that's an inaccurate characterization: patients also attend appointments/clinics/hospitals, even in the US.
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
La paciente acude con un tiempo de enfermedad de un mes
The patient presented with an illness of one month's duration/a one-month illness


Explanation:
'The patient presented with' is common medicalese.

Examples:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › NCBI › Literature › PubMed Central (PMC)
by WL Clifton - ‎2013 - ‎Cited by 3 - ‎Related articles
**... In July 2007, the patient presented with an acute diarrheal illness.**

https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1607952173
Theodore M. Bayless, ‎Stephen B. Hanauer - 2014 - ‎Crohn's disease
**... The patient presented with severe, chronic abdominal pain and severe diarrhea.**

https://books.google.com/books?isbn=1493923951
Julia R. Nunley, ‎Edgar V. Lerma - 2015 - ‎Medical
**The patient presented with diffuse, non-scarring alopecia**

emedicine.medscape.com/article/358735-overviewOct 14, 2015
**- The patient presented with a history of recent onset of coughing**

https://am.asco.org › Daily NewsJun 7, 2016
**- The patient presented with asymptomatic brain metastases, multiple lung ...**



Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
Local time: 06:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1508

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marie Wilson
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Marie!
agree  Robert Carter: I prefer your wording, however.
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, Robert. Very gallant of you!
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search