vbh

English translation: as needed

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Swedish term or phrase:	vbh
English translation:	as needed
Entered by:	David Rumsey

01:37 Dec 3, 2013

Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / acronym

Swedish term or phrase: vbh

Oxynorm 5 mg x 1 vbh.

Vid behov?

David Rumsey KudoZ activity Questions: 2635 (8 open) (45 without valid answers) (46 closed without grading) Answers: 88 Canada
Local time: 12:48

as needed

Explanation:
However, if one absolutely must have an equivalent English abbreviation, see below link for possibilities that would include but not be limited to PRN.

Selected response from:

Cynthia Coan
United States
Local time: 12:48

Grading comment

This is actually what I was looking for. Confirmation that vbh was "vid behov" = "as needed" and not necessarily the latin acronym. Thanks for the extra link as well and to all the answerers!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +4

if required

David Connor

4 +3

PRN

Norskpro

5 -1

when required; on demand

Sven Petersson

as needed

Cynthia Coan

Summary of reference entries provided

Cressy

Deane Goltermann

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

if required

Explanation:
it can also appear as vb

David Connor
Australia
Local time: 05:48
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 17

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

PRN

Explanation:
As needed (or as required)

Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/as+needed

Norskpro
Norway
Local time: 21:48
Native speaker of:

Norwegian
PRO pts in category: 28

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

when required; on demand

Explanation:
Cressy, ISBN 0-097098-47-7

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Note added at 7 hrs (2013-12-03 09:04:27 GMT)
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The standard medical and pharmaceutical dictionary for English-Swedish and Swedish-English is Cressy. One must have very strong reasons do motivate deviations from Cressy's translations. No such reasons have been forwarded by Deane.

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Note added at 13 hrs (2013-12-03 14:44:14 GMT)
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Deane's own reference, the first one, states that "pro re nata" = "when required". Deane further "Agrees" with Norskpro's proffered translation "PRN" (abbreviation for "pro re nata"). Given the two preceding facts I fail bitterly to understand why Deane disagrees with my translation.
I find it strange that a translator of Deane's calibre fails to look up an expression in Cressy; he should have looked for "behov, vid".

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 21:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Swedish,

English
PRO pts in category: 409

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

disagree

Deane Goltermann: This is not an abbreviation! Addendum, one can only note that pesky prepositions like 'vid' can be translated to several Eng prepositions.

1 hr

-> The Asker did no ask for an abbreviation! Norskpro's proffered translation (PRN = pro re nata) is correct, but it's not English; it's Latin. Concerning David's proffered translation one can but note that the meaning of the source term is "when ...".

neutral

Anna Herbst: Cressy is a reference, not an explanation. The answer has already been given - as Deane points out, the preposition "vid" has more than one possible translation, so credit should go to the first person to answer correctly.

19 hrs

-> I really don't care about to whom the KudoZ are awarded, but I would highly appreciate if Cressy's translations are entered in the KudoZ glossary; with or without alternative translations.

neutral

Christopher Schröder: on demand sounds odd to me; I got some interesting search results for PRN on demand :-)

1 day 8 hrs

-> :o)

2 days 13 hrs confidence:

as needed

Explanation:
However, if one absolutely must have an equivalent English abbreviation, see below link for possibilities that would include but not be limited to PRN.

Reference: http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalabbreviations.php?keywords...

Cynthia Coan
United States
Local time: 12:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 60

Grading comment

This is actually what I was looking for. Confirmation that vbh was "vid behov" = "as needed" and not necessarily the latin acronym. Thanks for the extra link as well and to all the answerers!

Reference comments

8 hrs

Reference: Cressy

Reference information:
Is a fine dictionary, and in my analog version, I find 'prn' where expected between 'private' and 'prolapse pessary'. When this abbreviation is used extensively by both British and US med. personnel and qualifies for Cressy, it is certainly a useful suggestion for the asker to consider whether it fits his needs or not. As in this reference and many others... ...http://www.patient.co.uk/doctor/abbreviations (I searched 'require)

Reference: http://www.dhhs.nh.gov/dcbcs/bds/nurses/documents/sectionIII...

Deane Goltermann
Sweden
Native speaker of:

English,

Swedish
PRO pts in category: 64

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