Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

courant de lésion

English translation:

current of injury

Added to glossary by Bertrand Leduc
Jul 12, 2013 14:56
11 yrs ago
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French term

courant de lésion

French to English Medical Medical: Cardiology ECG
One of those ones where I can sort of see what it has to be but have no idea what to call it in English.

ECG le lendemain matin n'a pas retrouvé d'augmentation du courant de lesion

Patient previously diagnosed with ACS, recovering well after catheterisation. chest pain recurred in the night but had gone by the time he reported it and had ECG.
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Jul 14, 2013 20:40: Bertrand Leduc Created KOG entry

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current of injury



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Note added at 16 mins (2013-07-12 15:13:43 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Current_of_injury

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Note added at 18 mins (2013-07-12 15:14:55 GMT)
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These currents of injury are represented on the surface ECG by deviation of the ST segment (Fig. 11-11). When the acute ischemia is transmural, the ST vector is
http://www.mhprofessional.com/downloads/products/0071702911/...
Peer comment(s):

agree GabrielaCirstea : A variant is "injury current" but it is less frequent.
1 hr
Thank you Gabriela!
agree raptisi
2 hrs
Thank you raptisi!
agree Michael Barnett
2 days 10 hrs
Thank you Michael!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you, all 3. Just what I needed."
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no increase in the current lesion

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