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Feb 4, 2011 21:08
13 yrs ago
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Spanish term

AZT

Spanish to English Medical Medical: Cardiology PTCA
Barcelona: PTCA report [pt with renal insufficiency]:

Considerando la función renal del paciente se administró bicarbonato y flumil IV previo a el procedmiento. (Se punciono femoral derecha con introductor 7Fr y vena femoral derecha con introductor 6 Fr para realizar constantes controles de AZT para mantener niveles óptimos de heparinización, "manteniéndonos siempre con AZT arriba de 250", en total se administraron a lo largo del procedimiento 11,000 Ul de heparina).

Everything that comes up on AZT is related to azidothymidine! Thanks for any help.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 Activated Coagulation Time
4 +1 AZT
3 +1 AZT (azithromycin)

Discussion

Rosa Paredes Feb 5, 2011:
I'm with fvasconcellos. Buen fin semana para todos!
Muriel Vasconcellos Feb 5, 2011:
ACT makes a lot more sense I will defer to that!
Lesley Jackson (X) (asker) Feb 5, 2011:
typos are *always* a possibility, but I hadn't thought of that here. Looks good to me, fvasconcellos! Please do post as an answer. The context made it perfectly clear that this was some parameter in the patient's blood being monitored continuously in the process of heparinization. Thanks!
Carmen Gabás Feb 5, 2011:
Hi fvasconcellos, It looks like we got to the same conclusion at the same time.
Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães Feb 5, 2011:
Are you sure it's not... "ACT", for "activated clotting time"? It's a test used to monitor heparinization, and the target time according to NACB guidelines is 250 seconds...
Muriel Vasconcellos Feb 4, 2011:
AZT for inflammation I copied a reference on the use of AZT for inflammation. There's some new research on this. My MD has prescribed it for me for airway inflammation, which is how I knew about it. Unlike its antibiotic use, I've been taking it every day for over a year.
Carmen Gabás Feb 4, 2011:
Good one I'm not very sure about this. It's true AZT stands for azithromycin but that is an antibiotic. I don't think it "fits" the context as (in my opinion) the text calls for a coagulation marker. What do you think?

Proposed translations

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Spanish term (edited): AZT (ACT mal escrito?)
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Activated Coagulation Time

I kept thinking that the text suggested that AZT was a clotting marker as it said that it was controlled constanly in order to keep optimum heparinazation levels. It's been a while since I did cardiology so I went back and read about PTCA. It turns out that a clotting marker called ACT is used in these procedures to monitor the heparization levels
Example sentence:

El control de de la acción de la heparina por medio del ACT con la aprotinina no es fiable.

Varios estudios han mostrado una clara relación entre la intensidad de la anticoagulación con heparina, reflejada por el ACT y las complicaciones en el PTCA.

Reference:

http://www.springerlink.com/index/PX83467H44444174.pdf

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8808068

Peer comment(s):
agree Muriel Vasconcellos : Looks like you got it right.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Good work, Carmen. [I used Activated Clotting Time, however, as it appears to be far more common w/ heparinization than Activated Coagulation Time... 92K hits v. 14K) Thanks."
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AZT

other abbreviations include INN and ZDV
Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zidovudine

Peer comment(s):
agree Lucrecia Pons
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thanks Lucrecia
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1 hr

AZT (azithromycin)

What made me think of this is that it's sometimes used on a long-term basis to reduce inflammation and control infection at the same time.

31,600 hits for [AZT + azythromycin]
azithromycin. AZT stands for azithromycin. 1 AZT Acronym ...
azithromycin definition, categories, type and other relevant information provided by All Acronyms. How to Abbreviate azithromycin.
www.all-acronyms.com/AZT/azithromycin/835375

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-02-04 22:18:17 GMT)
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Here's an example of the treatment I'm referring to. It applies to airways. I don't know about kidneys.

Azithromycin treatment alters gene expression in inflammatory ...
by CM Ribeiro - 2009 - Cited by 11 - Related articles
Jun 5, 2009 ... To gain insights into how the macrolide azithromycin (AZT) modulates inflammatory responses in airways, well-differentiated primary cultures ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19503797
Peer comment(s):
agree Joseph Tein : I agree with AZT = azithromycin, although I'm not sure about this context. (And you do know something about kidneys now.)
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Thanks, Joseph. Sunshine has been on antibiotics, but not AZT. Her staples came out yesterday and she got a bath today. She's so much happier.
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