Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

n/s

English translation:

not significant

Added to glossary by Chris Ellison
Aug 13, 2015 12:34
8 yrs ago
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Spanish term

n/s

Spanish to English Medical Medical (general)
This term comes up all the time in the hospital admissions report I'm doing and I just can't get it... :o(

Fractura tibia y peroné (n/s)
Hernia inguinal derecha (n/s)

etc.

Any ideas, please?

Discussion

Taña Dalglish Aug 14, 2015:
@ Chris Having hidden my references, here they are for your information: Risk Factors for Inguinal Hernia in Women: A Case-Control ...
aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/146/9/721.full.pdf
activities was associated with less inguinal hernia (multivariate OR = 0.2, 95% Cl ..... t NS, not significant; Cl, confidence interval; COPD, chronic obstructive ...

Inguinal hernia - Clinical Evidence - Bilateral inguinal hernia ...
bestpractice.bmj.com/best-practice/evidence/.../0412/0/sr-0412-i9.html
Totally extraperitoneal (TEP) laparoscopic repair for bilateral inguinal hernia. In this section: Key points | Benefits and harms | ... not-significant. not significant ...
Has Laparoscopic repair of unilateral inguinal hernia gained ...
www.researchgate.net/.../Laparoscopic_repair_of_unilateral_...
Laparoscopic approach of unilateral primary inguinal hernia has not advantages ... The pain score is not significant increase than in laparoscopic approach.
Taña Dalglish Aug 14, 2015:
@ Chris Yes, I removed my reference. With so little context, "n/s" could be so many things. I am inclined to say in this case, ask your client, if you can? Thanks and regards.
Chris Ellison (asker) Aug 14, 2015:
No/sí or No Sabe In this case these are very specific injuries etc. that clearly happened to this patient and I don't think the answer can be "No sé". In other examples, however, I am sure that this could be true, for general questions (DO you smoke? yes/no).

Taña has hidden her "not sigificant" reference, but I wonder if she and Katy are right because in this case the patient has been referred from urology and these kinds of injuries are "not significant" for the current problem?
Otto Albers (X) Aug 13, 2015:
Report Most all acronyms found on medical records reflect the fact that the item consigned has been evaluated (asked about) and that the answer was negative for its presence or existence. This info is mostly personal, and in our lifetime experience was a copy by a younger doc of what his predecessor was using at the time.

Proposed translations

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not significant

Perhaps "no significativo" (not significant)?
Note from asker:
Hi Katy - I thought that at first, but one is followed by those very words... maybe that was just an oversight made by an overworked doctor?
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Hi Katy, yours is the best answer in this context. Thanks, C."
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No/Sí vs No Sabe (n/s)

Hace poco tuve que hacer unos trámites en mi Obra Social, y tuve que llenar una ficha con mi historial médico.

A cada pregunta, o a cada condición médica había tres respuestas:
Enfermedad crónica: NO/SI - N/S
Operaciones: NO/SI - N/S
¿Se hizo estudios en los últimos 6 meses?: NO/SI - N/S
etc.

No estoy totalmente seguro de que acá sea el mismo caso, pero puede ser.
No estoy convencido de que sea "not significant", y menos si el historial médico está en español.

En caso de que "SI" y "NO", ya sean respuestas dentro del historial, entonces "n/s" puede ser "No Sabe"; más que nada si alguien está llenando el formulario por otra persona, como puede ser el caso de alguien que esté desmayado o muy herido, y que otra persona tenga llenar el formulario, muchas veces puede no saber la respuesta.

Te dejo dos links con dos ejemplos de historias médicas.
Note from asker:
Hi Adolfo, I'm sure you are right in other contexts - thanks for all your input. C.
Peer comment(s):

agree Julieta Baccaro : N/S N/C es típico para abreviar "no sabe, no contesta". Esta respuesta y el segundo link ilustran bien cómo puede utilizarse en una planilla médica.
3 hrs
Gracias, Julieta.
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