Nebengeräusche

English translation: adventitious sounds

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German term or phrase:Nebengeräusche
English translation:adventitious sounds
Entered by: Dr Sue Levy (X)

03:49 Nov 17, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general) / medical report
German term or phrase: Nebengeräusche
Findings on physical examination: “Pulmo: Sonarer Klopfschall, vesikuläres Atemgeräusch, keine pathologischen Nebengeräusche”.

extraneous sounds?
KenOldfield
abnormal sounds
Explanation:
keine pathologischen Nebengeräusche = no abnormal breath sounds

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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-11-17 07:28:18 GMT)
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you can also use "adventitious sounds"
http://www.rnceus.com/resp/respabn.html
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Dr Sue Levy (X)
Local time: 08:18
Grading comment
Many thanks
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7abnormal sounds
Dr Sue Levy (X)
4 +1rales
Gisela Greenlee
3 +1(pathological) murmurs
David Hollywood
4 -1secondary noise
DURGAMOHAN MUSUNURI
3other (breath) sounds
casper (X)


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
secondary noise


Explanation:
Upon examination the doctor is commenting that there exists no other secondary sounds, apart from the usual sounds, the glands or other parts of the body in that region make.

DURGAMOHAN MUSUNURI
India
Local time: 11:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Siegfried Armbruster: if you can hear "noise" during auscultation, there might be something wrong with your eyes, there can be no other reason why you put your stethoscope on the fridge and not on the patient
2 hrs
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(pathological) murmurs


Explanation:
maybe ...

However, the pathological murmurs included both lower and higher frequencies .... To differentiate between innocent and pathological murmurs, 50 vibratory ...
www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1906774 - Similar pages

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Note added at 31 mins (2007-11-17 04:21:02 GMT)
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murmurs (Nebengeräusche). character. pitch (Klang) loud (in x/6), soft, scratchy. (kratzend) ...... Findings: fluid withdrawn, specimens sent to pathology ...
www.springerlink.com/index/m452336866623100.pdf - Similar pages

David Hollywood
Local time: 03:18
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 316

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Siegfried Armbruster: this would be more related to the heart
2 hrs

agree  milinad
2 hrs
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
rales


Explanation:
Generally, when the lungs are auscultated, the physician listens for rales.

Gisela Greenlee
Local time: 01:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 1195

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Siegfried Armbruster
2 hrs

neutral  Dr Sue Levy (X): rales are only one type of Nebengeräusche
2 hrs

neutral  casper (X): Isn't 'rales' only one of the many Nebengeräusche? http://www.umshp.org/rt/sounds/sounds.html http://tinyurl.com/yd9y9v
3 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
abnormal sounds


Explanation:
keine pathologischen Nebengeräusche = no abnormal breath sounds

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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-11-17 07:28:18 GMT)
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you can also use "adventitious sounds"
http://www.rnceus.com/resp/respabn.html

Dr Sue Levy (X)
Local time: 08:18
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 412
Grading comment
Many thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  casper (X): "adventitious sounds" fits well, I think
20 mins

agree  Patricia Daehler: with "adventitious sounds"
4 hrs

agree  pfifficus
6 hrs

agree  Anne Schulz: with "adventitious"
7 hrs

agree  Dr.G.MD (X)
8 hrs

agree  Michelle Hertrich
9 hrs

agree  Sabine Akabayov, PhD
12 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
other (breath) sounds


Explanation:
I would translate "Neben-" as simply "other" in the context

keine pathologischen Nebengeräusche = no other pathological (breath) sounds

casper (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 476
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