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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

Dyskaliémie

English translation:

potassium imbalance

Added to glossary by joanna menda
May 27, 2017 17:44
7 yrs ago
French term

Dyskaliémie

French to English Medical Medical (general) Surgical Care Unit
Hi,

here is the sentence "apparition d'une ACFA de novo, sans dyskaliémie, réduite par Cordarone"

dyskaliémie = "perturbation des taux de potassium dans le sang" http://www.larousse.fr/encyclopedie/medical/dyskaliémie/1263...

Is there a similar word in English?

Thanks

Joanna
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 Dyskalemia
3 +2 potassium level abnormalities
4 disturbance of potassium level
3 [see my answer]

Discussion

joanna menda (asker) May 28, 2017:
Hi everyone, thank you for all the interesting feedback! I finally decided to go with Anne's suggestion of "potassium imbalances" as it seems to have the most hits and from reliable sources.

Proposed translations

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Selected

Dyskalemia

Potassium imbalance in the blood
Reference:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24459485

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5110908/

Peer comment(s):
agree Herbmione Granger : I think "dyskalemia" works following "de novo". "Kalium" is Latin for "potassium," in case everyone didn't know. I would also keep the "sans." The audience is medical practitioners, it seems, not patients.
3 hrs
agree Anne Schulz : I would go with your second suggestion, potassium imbalance(s).
13 hrs
agree Drmanu49 : potassium imbalance
15 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks! I chose your second option :)"
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French term (edited): sans dyskaliémie

[see my answer]

I'm not a medic, hence the 3, but the word gets very few Google hits in French or English. So maybe "normal potassium" would be better. You'd obviously need to make it clear in your translation that Cordarone is not being used to reduce potassium.

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The small number of hits indicates that it's not widely used, and may not instantly be recognised.

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Another more wordy alternative if you prefer to use medical jargon: "No hypo/hyperkalemia".
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53 mins

disturbance of potassium level

2009 Edition Delmar's Nurse's Drug Handbook
https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=1428361065
George Spratto, ‎Adrienne Woods - 2008 - ‎Medical
those with chronic atrial fibrillation. sea,constipation,abdominalpain,vom- Case ... in disturbances of potassium levels, in clients with permanent pacemakers or ...

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or just

potassium disturbance

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oeYjAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA106&lp...


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www.everydayhealth.com/hs/atrial-fibrillation.../surprising...
26 Aug 2016 - 6. Dehydration. Dehydration can trigger atrial fibrillation. Low levels of minerals in the blood (electrolytes), especially potassium, can trigger an abnormal heart rhythm, and when you're dehydrated, electrolytes are depleted.

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https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dys-
Peer comment(s):
neutral philgoddard : This is the basically the same as my answer, but longer. //My answer is perfectly clear. "Sans dyskaliémie" is "normal potassium" or "no hypo/hyperkalemia".
3 mins
I can't see what your true answer is. Is it "potassium levels are not normal/hypo or hyperkalaemia" From a medical perspective, your answer is unclear
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potassium level abnormalities

with no potassium level abnormalities

Clinical Importance of Hypokalemia & Hyperkalemia - Livestrong.com
www.livestrong.com › Diseases and Conditions
28 Oct 2015 - ... symptoms may develop that affect your muscles, heart and nerves. Severe potassium level abnormalities are potentially life threatening.


Kidney Week 2014: Potassium Levels and Mortality in Patients with ...
https://ajkdblog.org/.../kidney-week-2014-potassium-levels-a...
15 Nov 2014 - Potassium level abnormalities are common in patients with CKD yet the association between potassium levels and mortality has not been ...
Peer comment(s):
agree writeaway
4 hrs
Thank you writeaway :-)
agree Michele Fauble
21 hrs
Thank you Michele :-)
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