IC digestivo

English translation: interconsulta > referral to gastroenterology

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Spanish term or phrase:	IC digestivo
English translation:	interconsulta > referral to gastroenterology
Entered by:	Charles Davis

10:54 Jan 14, 2015

Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)

Spanish term or phrase: IC digestivo

Hi. I have a report about a 67-year-old man with B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia who was admitted for severe sepsis (Giardia and Pseudomonas). Tests include a colonoscopy and gastroscopy and he is suffering from multifactorial diarrhoea. Under a section about his anti-infective treatment it says:

IC DIGESTIVO:
JC:
DIARREA CRÓNICA MULTIFACTORIAL
PLAN DIGESTIVO: por nuestra parte, además de dieta y loperamida añadimos probiótico (CASEN-BIOTIC) y fibra como regulador del tránsito. Se explica el tratamiento, intentar manterenero al menos 4 semanas ya que se espera efecto a largo plazo.

I think I stands for "Investigación" but am not sure about the C. You help is much appreciated!

Claudia Vale
United Kingdom

interconsulta > referral to gastroenterology

Explanation:
I think this is likely. There's more than one thing IC can stand for but "interconsulta" fits the context, I think. It means getting an opinion from another specialism/speciality, in this case Digestivo, which must be short for Aparato Digestivo (or Medicina Digestiva).

Some refs:

"La interconsulta (IC) hospitalaria (H) es la vía por la cual los servicios hospitalarios solicitan opinión o valoración de un paciente por parte de otra especialidad."
http://www.imedicinas.com/pfw_files/cma/gdo_upload/m653/Inte...

"En 2012, junto con el Servicio de Psiquiatría de nuestro Hospital, elaboramos un protocolo para propiciar que, mediante la interconsulta (IC), ambas partes obtuviéramos un apoyo ágil y eficiente del otro Servicio."
http://www.revclinesp.es/es/congresos/xxxiv-congreso-naciona...

"La derivación o interconsulta es el acto de remitir a un paciente, mediante un parte interconsulta, a otro profesional sanitario, para ofrecerle una atención complementaria tanto para su diagnóstico, su tratamiento como su rehabilitación."

The usual term, despite dodgy refs to "interconsultation", is simply "referral". Two of our professional physician colleagues agree here:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/medical_general...

"La especialidad en Aparato Digestivo es la rama de la Medicina que se ocupa del tubo digestivo, hígado, vías biliares y páncreas"
http://www.dep17.san.gva.es/index.php?option=com_content&vie...

"Digestive Medicine" is more naturally called Gastroenterology (GI) in English.

"Gastroenterology (MeSH heading) is a branch of medicine focused on the digestive system and its disorders."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gastroenterology

You'll find plenty of refs to IC + specialism, e.g. IC ORL (ENT), etc.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2015-01-14 13:00:26 GMT)
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A pleasure :)

Just another one to show that "Digestivo" is normal usage for the name of a hospital service, and in this context:

"Los servicios médicos demandantes de interconsulta fueron:
Psiquiatría 13 (31%)
Digestivo 13 (31%)
Neurología 7 (18%)
Cardiología 3 (6%)
Neumología 2 (4.5%)
Oncología 2 (4.5%)
Otros 2 (4.5%)"
http://www.medint.es/congresos/reuniones/reuniones-2006/bilb...

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Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 15:49

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interconsulta > referral to gastroenterology

Charles Davis

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Digestive CI (confidence interval)

Tania Pires

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21 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -2

Digestive CI (confidence interval)

Explanation:
An estimate (usually calculated at 95%) on which the influence on the digestion process is based.

Reference: http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/cc10068.pdf
Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7917066

Tania Pires
Portugal
Local time: 14:49
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks Tania but I'm not sure that really fits here as this is part of a general description and there is no percentage or value quoted in this section. If it helps, the paragraph headed "IC DIGESTIVO" comes between "TTO. ANTIFECCIOSO" which lists the medication the patient is taking and "ANAMNESIS".

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

interconsulta > referral to gastroenterology

Charles Davis
Spain
Local time: 15:49
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 804

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Thank you!

Notes to answerer

Asker: Hi Charles. Thank you so much for all the helpful references and information! I think you're right as it certainly fits the context. :)

Asker: Thank you!

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