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alteraciones en su estado general

English translation: changes in general condition

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Spanish term or phrase: alteraciones en su estado general
English translation:changes in general condition
Entered by: philgoddard

14:38 Sep 2, 2011
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
Spanish term or phrase: alteraciones en su estado general
This is a report at an Emergency facility describing the state of the patient when he comes in
tangotrans
Local time: 16:35
changes in general condition
Explanation:
I don't know whether this is a fragment of a sentence or the title of a report, but you may need to insert "his/her".
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philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
THanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4changes in general condition
philgoddard
4 +1alterations in the patient's general condition
eski
5changes in the patient's general condition
Barbara Cochran, MFA
4General condition upset
Charles Ferguson


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
changes in general condition


Explanation:
I don't know whether this is a fragment of a sentence or the title of a report, but you may need to insert "his/her".

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 184
Grading comment
THanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Emma Goldsmith
8 mins
agree  Dr. Jason Faulkner
12 mins
agree  Richard Hill
1 hr
agree  Alan Gardiner
5 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
alterations in the patient's general condition


Explanation:
alterations in the patient's general condition:

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Saludos
eski :))

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Note added at 11 mins (2011-09-02 14:50:53 GMT)
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eski
Mexico
Local time: 09:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos: I prefer 'alterations', which in medicalese generally means departures from the norm. If it were 'changes', one would assume that the patient had been seen before and there was a basis for comparison.
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Muriel; I appreciate your comments. : have a nice weekend: eski :))
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
General condition upset


Explanation:
Just a way of describing that the patient appears to be generally unwell.

Charles Ferguson
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 19
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
changes in the patient's general condition


Explanation:
HTH

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 11:35
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 50
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