Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
medicina (hospital ward)
English translation:
medical ward/Department of General Medicine
Added to glossary by
achisholm
Nov 4, 2007 15:48
16 yrs ago
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Italian term
medicina (n this context)
Italian to English
Medical
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clinical trial SAE
from an SAE report:
the patient was undergoing surgery for another complaint and during recovery, started to show signs of kidney failure..
"Si trasferisce quindi ii paziente in Medicina per la gestione della problematica nefrologica."
I assume, therefore, that the patient was transferred from surgery to another department (medicina) what would this dept. be in standard UK NHS parlance?
the patient was undergoing surgery for another complaint and during recovery, started to show signs of kidney failure..
"Si trasferisce quindi ii paziente in Medicina per la gestione della problematica nefrologica."
I assume, therefore, that the patient was transferred from surgery to another department (medicina) what would this dept. be in standard UK NHS parlance?
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | medical ward/Department of General Medicine |
liz askew
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| 4 +2 | medical division |
MAITS
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Proposed translations
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medical ward/Department of General Medicine
Well, in the UK a patient would be transferred from a surgical ward to a medical ward..
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Note added at 17 mins (2007-11-04 16:06:03 GMT)
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http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&as_qdr=all&q=renal fail...
I prefer the former option :)
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Note added at 18 mins (2007-11-04 16:06:57 GMT)
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For info:
I interpret for the NHS Hospitals in the UK and they don't use "division"..
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Note added at 17 mins (2007-11-04 16:06:03 GMT)
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http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&as_qdr=all&q=renal fail...
I prefer the former option :)
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Note added at 18 mins (2007-11-04 16:06:57 GMT)
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For info:
I interpret for the NHS Hospitals in the UK and they don't use "division"..
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Stefania Merola
: renal ward, which is part of the Department of Renal Medicine (see links in my note)
4 hrs
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| agree |
Dr Sue Levy (X)
: not all hospitals have special renal wards - I would stick with (general) medical ward for the UK
5 hrs
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Comment: "Many thanks."
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14 mins
medical division
It could be Medical Division
Discussion
Renal Ward: http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=navclient&hl=en-GB&i...