Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
BNVAG (bilateraal normaal vesiculair ademgeruis)
English translation:
BNVBS (bilateral normal vesicular breath sounds)
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Barend van Zadelhoff
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Feb 7, 2017 19:33
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BNVAG
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Anyone have any idea what the BN stands for? VAG I know is vesicular breath sounds.
Could the BN stand for Bilaterally Normal (vesicular breath sounds)?
Could the BN stand for Bilaterally Normal (vesicular breath sounds)?
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | Bilateral Normal Vesicular Breath Sounds |
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Feb 7, 2017 19:50: writeaway changed "Language pair" from "Dutch to English" to "English"
Feb 7, 2017 20:07: philgoddard changed "Language pair" from "English" to "Dutch to English"
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Bilateral Normal Vesicular Breath Sounds
Seem plausible.
Especially if . VAG = vesiculair ademgeruis
Chest:
• Bilateral Normal Vesicular Breath sounds heard.
• Absence of Added sounds.
Cardiovascular System(CVS) :
•1st and 2nd heart sounds were heard with absence of murmurs.
•No deformity detected.
http://whipples-surgery.blogspot.nl/2015/12/case-presentatio...
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Note added at 44 mins (2017-02-07 20:18:42 GMT)
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bilateraal normaal vesiculair ademgeruis
https://tinyurl.com/zzt4bx7
Especially if . VAG = vesiculair ademgeruis
Chest:
• Bilateral Normal Vesicular Breath sounds heard.
• Absence of Added sounds.
Cardiovascular System(CVS) :
•1st and 2nd heart sounds were heard with absence of murmurs.
•No deformity detected.
http://whipples-surgery.blogspot.nl/2015/12/case-presentatio...
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Note added at 44 mins (2017-02-07 20:18:42 GMT)
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bilateraal normaal vesiculair ademgeruis
https://tinyurl.com/zzt4bx7
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: Bilaterally normal.
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Is what you would expect but Google points out otherwise. It seems it is used as an adjective in front and as an adverb behind. You only find bilateral Vesicular Breath Sounds rather than Bilaterally Ves. etc...
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
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Thank you, Yasutomo.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "That is what I thought as well. Thank you for confirming."
Discussion
I thought you would post it again.
It seems you are not going to do so.
Here's some help:
WSP = wervelslagpijn = vertebral percussion tenderness
NSP = nierslagpijn = costovertebral angle tenderness