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Foreign language translation
Foreign language translation is often required in the medical setting if a patient does not speak the same language as the doctor. Translation services may be provided by a telephone interpreter, or by an in-person translator who speaks the language of both the patient and the doctor.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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A member asked:
I need a plain language translation of the following CT results. There is an enlargement of the left and right iliac lymph nodes. There are numerous periaortic lymph nodes.
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A 52-year old female asked:
TSH 0.11 ref .40-4.50, T4free1.6 ref.8-1.8, Thy pero antiB 269 ref<9IU, TSI 47 ref<140%baseline. Translation?
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A female asked:
Does bedside manner effect how much patients come in? Does miss translation cause confusion with your patients?
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A 23-year old male asked:
My chest X-ray came back and says mild accentuation of the central bronchovascular markings with evidence of cephalization or edema......Translation?
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A 40-year old male asked:
I received my MRI it says 1. Full thickness tear of the proximal ACL with anterior translation of tibia with respect of femur, do I need surgery?
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A 54-year old female asked:
What does apprehension of patellar translation mean? Also what does small tear of the articular surface edge of the medial retinaculum mean? Could you please explain I surely am in a lot of pain with my knee?
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A 33-year old asked:
Is a cleft lip and palate caused by mutation, translation, deletion or duplication?
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A 38-year old male asked:
Help with MRI result "Inferior midline pons. GRE pulse sequence concerning for hemosiderin deposition with no associated vasogenic edema to suggest an acute process. Etiologies vascular malformation and remote trauma." Translation to normal English?
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A 53-year old female asked:
Teen w history mesenteric adenitis a year ago. Problems again. CT scan showed "numerous sub centimeter reactive lymph nodes". Translation? Same thing?
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A 40-year old female asked about a female:
Journee is a 25 weeker...currently 2 yrs old. Recently had a recheck CT scan of her lungs after being sick in May. She has improved but still has "diffuse groundglass opacities with nodular confluence. " Translation?
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A 50-year old female asked:
What is causing my "hip to pop"? Translation: extreme sharp stabbing pain in groin area where right leg meets inner thigh. Pain lasts apx 3secs
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A 55-year old male asked:
I just had a LAD heart attack. TTE Results: Left ventricular systolic function moderately to severely reduced. Left ventricular estimated EF 30-35%. Left ventricular regional wall motion abnormality. Mild focal basal septal hypertrophy. Translation?
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A 26-year old female asked:
Ct 4 pneumomed (ok now) also noted "minimal interlobular septal thickening @ lung apices", "thickwalled but decompressed bladder", "irregularly shaped enhancing follicle in left ovary". Translation?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I had 1misscarrige,2chemical pregnancy &1Down Syn pregnancy translation type.is it still possible that I dont carry the balanced translocation?
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A 28-year old male asked:
How can I buy cancer drug xalcori in us using prescription from germany? Patient is in germany and cant come to us. I can make verified translation.
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A 16-year old female asked:
Sudden difficulty of recognizing spoken english (native speaker and don't know any other languages) it's sounds foreign to me. Why?
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A 30-year old female asked:
When I should let my child learn foreign language? What is the best way for him to learn? TV or video is helpful? When should I expose him it? Thanks
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A female asked:
Sometimes I can't comprehend what people say, I can hear alright and there can be no distractions, but it all sounds like a foreign language?
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A 31-year old asked:
Can learning a new foreign language help keep my mind sharp?
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A 51-year old male asked:
Should Cefradine (antibiotics) syrup be stored in fridge after preparing and mixing with water? The leaflet I got with it is in a foreign language.
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A 21-year old asked:
What occurs in an adult speech-language evaluation?
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A 44-year old asked:
Conditions that hinder language development, what to do?
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A member asked:
When can my baby learn sign language?
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A 24-year old asked:
Is it confusing for children to hear two languages?
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A 30-year old male asked:
What does the ultrasound language 'nonspecific' mean?
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A 33-year old asked:
What is a normal language development schedule for babies?
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A 32-year old asked:
Why people who experience memory loss do not lose language?
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A 32-year old asked:
Is there a best time to start teaching a child sign language?
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A 37-year old asked:
What do you think of language development in asperger's syndrome?
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A 30-year old asked:
Why is body language so important at the start of a relationship?
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