Glossary entry

português term or phrase:

SS seria de FM

inglês translation:

systolic murmur (heard) in the mitral area

Added to glossary by Chris Dawe
Dec 30, 2009 11:31
14 yrs ago
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português term

SS seria de FM

português para inglês Medicina Medicina: cardiologia
Considerando pelo dito que o SS seria de FM, com este Eco, não tem importância clínica.

Proposed translations

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systolic murmur (heard) in the mitral area

SS de FM = sopro sistólico em foco mitral
http://www.esquina.cardiol.br/manualc/T_MIOCARDIOPATIAS.pdf

The mitral area (foco mitral) is located at the left fifth intercostal space, in the midclavicular line. It is the usual location where the apex beat (ictus cordis) can be felt. In English, "mitral area" is less common than "left 5th intercostal space, etc. etc.", but it is used.
http://books.google.com/books?id=OlYVAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA1-PA34&dq...
http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/Heart-Auscultation.htm

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Note added at 27 mins (2009-12-30 11:59:00 GMT)
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By the way, if you're like me and like to do a bit of extra research (always useful for future jobs), here is an image containing the usual points for precordial auscultation. The "foco mitral" corresponds to B7.
http://anatomytopics.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/auscultatio...
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