Sep 16, 2019 15:06
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Italian term

fluttuante

Italian to English Medical Medical (general) Dimissione post-operativa da un ospedale
O infatti, "non fluttuante" - l'espressione è: "Ferita chirurgica non fluttuante".

Il contesto è un esame obiettivo alla dimissione, dopo un intervento neurochirurgico.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 fluctuant

Discussion

liz askew Sep 16, 2019:
https://www.ahrq.gov › hospital › webinars › webinar6_pu_woundassesst
Stable (dry, adherent, intact without erythema or fluctuance) eschar on the heels serves as “the body's natural. (biological) cover” and should not be removed. 21.
liz askew Sep 16, 2019:
https://www.woundsource.com › blog › assessing-wound-tissue-and-draina...
19 Apr 2019 - Slough is necrotic tissue that needs to be removed from the wound by ... Anytime you have a stable eschar on a heel (no fluctuance, purulence, odor, etc.) ... venous and arterial wounds, surgical wounds, radiation dermatitis, ...

Proposed translations

+1
21 mins
Selected

fluctuant

Clinical manifestations of cellulitis include fever, tenderness, erythema, swelling, and warmth; purulent drainage and/or lymphangitis may be present. An associated superficial abscess may present as a tender, erythematous, fluctuant nodule.
https://www.uptodate.com/contents/soft-tissue-infections-fol...

https://www.google.com/search?biw=1229&bih=585&tbs=li:1&ei=P...
Peer comment(s):

agree Rachel Fell : or perhaps "non-fluctuant" of "without fluctuance", as Liz has suggested.
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