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English translation: agents

02:57 May 8, 2009
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Instruments
English term or phrase: agents
In addition to CFI/GEF, dPmx can be used to manage the administration of positive inotropic and cardiovascular agents.

Does that mean "positive inotropic agents" and "cardiovascular agents", i.e 2 kinds of agents? agents = drugs?

Thank you in advance!
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Selected answer:agents
Explanation:
Yes, they mean drugs.
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Trinh Do
Australia
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +3agents
Trinh Do
5 +1various kinds of agents
Jason Kang
4agents
B D Finch
4a positive inotropic agent is a subclass of cardiovascular agents
Lirka


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
agents


Explanation:
Yes, they mean drugs.

Trinh Do
Australia
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in VietnameseVietnamese
PRO pts in category: 8
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agree  Michal Berski
1 hr
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agree  Gary D
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agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
various kinds of agents


Explanation:
You may well be confused. Actually, the sentence is not well written because positive inotropic agents are included cardiovascular agents. Probably the author liked to stress the positive inotropic agents. I think we may understand this as follows:
In addition to CFI/GEF, dPmx can be used to manage the administration of cardiovascular agents, particularly positive inotropic agents.



Jason Kang
Canada
Local time: 18:46
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Native speaker of: Native in KoreanKorean

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agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
3 days 7 hrs
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
agents


Explanation:
Though one might expect "agents" to be drugs, they needn't be. If you google 'pharmacology "agents AND drugs"' you will see that they are definitely not the same. At least, drugs are one type of agent. An agent is simply something that **acts** and could be e.g. saline solution (not in this particular case).

B D Finch
France
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Native speaker of: English
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a positive inotropic agent is a subclass of cardiovascular agents


Explanation:
most often, "agent" is used to denote medicinal products of various kinds

Lirka
Austria
Local time: 03:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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