AZT
English translation: Activated Coagulation Time
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| Spanish to English translations [PRO] Medical - Medical: Cardiology / PTCA | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Carmen Gabás United Kingdom Local time: 19:46 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | AZT |
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| 3 +1 | AZT (azithromycin) |
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| 3 +1 | Activated Coagulation Time |
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peer agreement (net): +1AZT Explanation: other abbreviations include INN and ZDV Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zidovudine |
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peer agreement (net): +1AZT (azithromycin) Explanation: 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 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2011-02-04 22:18:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 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 |
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3 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| AZT (ACT mal escrito?) Activated Coagulation Time Explanation: 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(s):
Reference: http://www.springerlink.com/index/PX83467H44444174.pdf Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8808068 |
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