Medical History Questionnaire 3 Flashcards

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Evítese en lo posible el anglicismo “test”.

Test

En medicina, puede traducirse por prueba en la mayoría de los casos.

Otras traducciones, según el contexto pueden ser: examen, análisis, determinación, ensayo, valoración, experimento, cuestionario de respuestas múltiples, etc.

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Prueba

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Aldactone test

Aldactone test a trademark for a potassium-sparing diuretic (spironolactone) > Prueba de la espironolactona

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Prueba de la espironolactona

Spironolactone is a type of potassium-sparing diuretic also known as a water pill. It is sold under the brand name of Aldactone. Spironolactone is a particular pharmacologic antagonist of aldosterone.

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Spironolactone is a particular pharmacologic antagonist of aldosterone.

Antagonist

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Antagonista

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Spironolactone is a particular pharmacologic antagonist of aldosterone.

Aldosterone (noun)

hormona producida por la corteza suprarrenal.

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aldosterona

hormona producida por la corteza suprarrenal.

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Adrenal gland

Corteza (femenina). > cortex, the outer layer of an organ

Cápsula f. capsule, membranous enclosure

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corteza suprarrenal

Corteza (femenina). > cortex, the outer layer of an organ;

Suprarrenal. (De supra- y renal). Adj. Anat. Situado encima de los riñones. Cápsula suprarrenal, glándula suprarrenal.

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cortex, the outer layer of an organ

cerebral cortex

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Corteza cerebral

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Potassium

Potassium. Mineral which, combined with others in the body, is essential in the transmission of nerve impulses and in muscular activity.

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Potasio.

Potasio. Mineral que se encuentra en el cuerpo, combinado con otros, esencial en la conducción de impulsos nerviosos y actividad muscular.

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sparing (adjective)

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Moderado

moderado, -a; to be sparing with one’s praise > Escatimar los elogios.

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Diuretic

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Diuretico

diurético, relativo. A agentes que provocan aumento en la secreción de orina

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