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Portuguese term or phrase:
RDC
English translation:
right costal margin
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Rachel Fell
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Hello, this is about a patient with arterial hypertension and heart failure, the phrase in question concerns examination of the abdomen, as follows:
ABD: COM FIGADO A 4 CM DO RDC
TIhanks for any help.
ABD: COM FIGADO A 4 CM DO RDC
TIhanks for any help.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | right costal margin |
Filippe Vasconcellos de Freitas Guimarães
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| 4 | Right Dorsal Colon |
alenica
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| 4 | RCM |
Rui Domingos (X)
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right costal margin
This means the edge of the liver was palpated 4 cm away from the edge of the rib cage. The usual acronym is "RCD" for "rebordo costal direito"—but I'm sure this is it.
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RCM
I believe the acronym is misspelt. It probably refers to RCD: Rebordo Costal Direito. The English translation is RCM: right costal margin.
Example sentence:
RCD - Rebordo Costal Direito (exame físico)
It is important to realize that the liver is easily palpated in most children at 1-2 cm below the right costal margin
Reference:
http://portalcodgdh.min-saude.pt/index.php/Abreviaturas,_acr%C3%B3nimos_e_siglas:_R_-_Z
http://learnpediatrics.com/body-systems/gastrointestinal/hepatomegaly/
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