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Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

PTC plaquetocrito

English translation:

plateletcrit

Added to glossary by Dr Sue Levy (X)
Jan 24, 2007 21:48
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term

PTC

Spanish to English Medical Medical (general)
From a Spanish CBC:

PTC: 0.2%
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 plaquetocrito - plateletcrit
5 +2 plateletcrit
4 plasma thromboplastin component
4 Pct (Plateletcrit) - just for the record

Discussion

Yasser El Helw Jan 25, 2007:
I only wanted to help you choose the right answer. In my last comment, I recommended you to choose Sue's answer. She deserves it.
spanruss (asker) Jan 25, 2007:
Sorry, Yasser. No disrespect intended. You and Sue actually had me convinced yesterday. I was simply following KudoZ recommendations, by waiting a while before awarding points. Wish I could split the points between the two of you.
Yasser El Helw Jan 25, 2007:
It's all up to you Spanruss. I have a masters degree in hematology and I can assure you that what Sue Levi told you is true. The acronym is right, the units are right and the context (CBC) is right. What else do you want?
spanruss (asker) Jan 25, 2007:
Yes, a CBC.
....
RDW
Plaquetas
VPM
PDW
PTC
Leucocitos
Neutrófilos
....
...with their respective values.
David Brown Jan 25, 2007:
is this from a list of results? and in what position in the list is it?
Yasser El Helw Jan 24, 2007:
Plateletcrit is a calculated parameter. Cell counters multiply the MPV (mean platelet volume) by the platelet count and then divide it by the volume and divide by 100. It is not that rare, either. It assesses the likelihood to bleed better than the PC.
Dr Sue Levy (X) Jan 24, 2007:
Sheldon, the test is performed by certain automated hematology analyzers - it may not be used in the US. See my added note.

Proposed translations

+3
11 mins
Selected

plaquetocrito - plateletcrit

LABORATORIO ARRIAGA C.A.- [ Translate this page ]... Índice de Distribución de los Hematíes (IDE), Volumen Medio de Plaquetas (VMP), Plaquetocrito (PTC), y el Índice de Distribución de las Plaquetas (IDP). ...
www.medicosecuador.com/laboratorio_arriaga/servicios.htm


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Note added at 55 mins (2007-01-24 22:43:46 GMT)
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Performance evaluation of the Abbott Cell-Dyn 1800 automated hematology analyzer.Kendall R, Benoit E, Bogiages J, Bordenkircher R, Caple K, Chen LL, Cheng T, Hoshino T, Kelley J, Ngo N, Schisano T, Stevenson P, Tsou C, Yang JP.
Abbott Diagnostics Division, Santa Clara, California 95054, USA.

The Cell-Dyn 1800 is a new automated hematology analyzer that provides an 18-parameter blood count and operates at a throughput of 60 specimens per hour. (Clinical significance has not been established for plateletcrit and platelet distribution width; therefore these parameters are not reportable in the United States.)


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Note added at 10 hrs (2007-01-25 08:32:02 GMT)
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Pure & App!. Chem., Vol. 57, No. 4, pp. 557—563, 1985.
Printed in Great Britain.
© 1985 IUPAC

New developments in haematology
S.M. Lewis
Royal Postgraduate Medical School, London W12 OHS, UK

Abstract - The blood count dominates the work of the diagnostic haematology laboratory and it is in this area that major advances are being made in automation and in development of new instrumentation. These advances have included the incorporation of processes for measurement of mean platelet diameter and plateletcrit, for display of red-cell and platelet size distributions and for their expression as red cell and platelet distribution
width, respectively.

Plateletcrit does exist - I agree it looks and sounds weird as words go ;-). The fact that it's not a reportable parameter in the US is probably why it appears so infrequently.
Note from asker:
I am dubious about the word "plateletcrit", since there are so few references to it on the web, and a majority of them are from translations. Several reliable medical sources I often turn to have no mention of this word. Plus I just spoke with a Vanderbilt physician who never heard of such a thing.
Thank you Sue. Between your comment and that of Dr. Faulkner, I feel much better about "plateletcrit".
Peer comment(s):
agree Yasser El Helw : Great minds think alike! The Cous Cous is quite OK!
25 mins
good to hear it :-)
agree Dr. Jason Faulkner : I haven't heard this term in a very long time (not even the Spanish version), but my dad, a retired med-tech of 30 years says it's accurate. Go figure. Given the 0.2% result, it makes sense. KudoZ to Sue!!
42 mins
thanks Jason :-)
agree celiacp
54 mins
thanks Celia :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Because of the evidence you and Yasser provide, and the concordance and contribution by Dr. Faulkner, I'm going with "plateletcrit". The time of response for both you and Yasser are the same, but I'll give you the points, since you put so much effort into it. Thanks Sue."
+2
11 mins

plateletcrit

Suerte

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Note added at 13 mins (2007-01-24 22:01:51 GMT)
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Plateletcrit is the same as hematocrit, only it represents the packed platelet volume instead of packed red cell volume as a percentage of the volume of the blood.
Peer comment(s):
agree Dr Sue Levy (X) : Hi Yasser! How's Morocco?
2 mins
Thank you Sue
agree celiacp
55 mins
Thank you Celia
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9 hrs

plasma thromboplastin component

After looking at the other answers and references, I am not going say "I am sure". But, I am unsure why someone would want a "plateletcrit" when they can be measured in numbers quite easily. I may be sticking my neck out, but.....

What does PTC stand for? Definition of Plasma Thromboplastin Component (Blood Coagulation Factor IX)

One of the many coagulation factors. Not being a haematologist, I am unsure of the reference ranges but the measurement units used is %



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Note added at 10 hrs (2007-01-25 07:57:44 GMT)
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Well, I guessed it was a bit far-fetched. It is therefore just -PLATELET COUNT
Systemic blood pressure (BP), pulse (HR), pulmonary artery systolic and diastolic pressures, (PAS, PAD), cardiac output (CO), platelet count (PTC)

CsA=Cyclosporin A; IS-5-MN=Isosorbide-5-Mononitrate; (ΔnM)=Intracellular free calcium concentration variation (above the basal level); PTC=Platelet count; ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0049384803003116 -

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Note added at 10 hrs (2007-01-25 08:08:20 GMT)
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of course it could be a typo for RTC-reticulocyte count, which is reported in % and is normally around 0.5-1.5%...give us a bit more text

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Note added at 11 hrs (2007-01-25 09:17:03 GMT)
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Just to cast more doubt....
Materials and Methods: PTC=Platelet count; PCT=Plateletocrit; MPV=Mean platelet volume; ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0049384803003116
Note from asker:
"Platelet count" is unlikely, since, as you see in my note at the top of the page, platelets are already measured.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Dr Sue Levy (X) : it's not part of a routine FBC David and 0.2% is not a feasible value
8 mins
thank you, Sue, I knew I was clutching at straws, but I am not convinced with "plateletcrit". I think it's a typo
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15 hrs

Pct (Plateletcrit) - just for the record

Peer comment(s):
neutral David Brown : but, agree, PTC is not the same as Pct or PCT, AND I don't know of it being used except for research/ study purposes
55 mins
The point is that "Pct" = English abbreviation, and PTC = Spanish abbreviation!
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