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C2  ·  21 words

Geriatrics in Portuguese

The branch of medicine where the diagnosis almost never comes alone.

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The eleventh entry is a confusão aguda, and Portuguese names the thing exactly as a nurse meets it: confusion, and sudden. English owns that plain phrase too, and « acute confusion » goes into notes every day, but the word a ward reaches for first is « delirium », and it comes off a field. Latin delirare is de plus lira, and a lira is the ridge of earth a plough throws up between two furrows. To delirare was to leave that line: the ox swings wide, the furrow stops being straight, and somebody has to bring the share back. Rome was using the verb for a mind off its track long before any physician was, and the noun came into English whole, ending and all, which is why a journal still writes « deliria » in the plural. Nothing of the field survives in a confusão aguda, which describes only what is seen, and nothing of it is heard in « delirium » either. The buried picture is the better one all the same, because what the word reports is not a person who has stopped, but one who was going straight and is now going somewhere else.

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Noun (f) (13)

Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo

a avaliação geriátrica globalthe comprehensive geriatric assessmentNoun (f)C2
A avaliação geriátrica global demora mais do que uma consulta normal.The comprehensive geriatric assessment takes longer than an ordinary appointment.
a multimorbilidadethe multimorbidityNoun (f)C2
A multimorbilidade obriga a pensar em várias doenças ao mesmo tempo.Multimorbidity forces one to think about several diseases at the same time.
a carga anticolinérgicathe anticholinergic burdenNoun (f)C2
A carga anticolinérgica soma-se de receita em receita.The anticholinergic burden adds up from one prescription to the next.
a velocidade da marchathe gait speedNoun (f)C2
A velocidade da marcha mede-se num corredor liso.Gait speed is measured along a smooth corridor.
a prova de equilíbriothe balance testNoun (f)C2
A prova de equilíbrio faz-se de pés juntos.The balance test is done with the feet together.
a sarcopeniathe sarcopeniaNoun (f)C2
A sarcopenia nota-se ao levantar da cadeira.Sarcopenia shows itself when getting up out of a chair.
a perda de peso involuntáriathe unintentional weight lossNoun (f)C2
A perda de peso involuntária aparece antes de qualquer queixa.Unintentional weight loss appears before any complaint does.
a confusão agudathe acute confusionNoun (f)C2
A confusão aguda começa muitas vezes à noite.Acute confusion often begins at night.
a perda de audiçãothe hearing lossNoun (f)C2
A perda de audição passa por falta de atenção.Hearing loss is taken for inattention.
a diminuição da visãothe failing eyesightNoun (f)C2
A diminuição da visão explica muitas quedas dentro de casa.Failing eyesight explains many falls inside the home.
as atividades da vida diáriathe activities of daily livingNoun (f)C2
As atividades da vida diária incluem vestir-se e lavar-se.The activities of daily living include dressing and washing.
a avaliação do domicíliothe home assessmentNoun (f)C2
A avaliação do domicílio encontra o tapete solto no corredor.The home assessment finds the loose rug in the hallway.
a procuração de cuidados de saúdethe health care power of attorneyNoun (f)C2
A procuração de cuidados de saúde diz quem decide quando o doente não puder.The health care power of attorney says who decides when the patient cannot.

Noun (m) (8)

Grammar for these: Definite article: o, a, os, as · Contractions: do, na, ao, pelo

o rastreio nutricionalthe nutritional screeningNoun (m)C2
O rastreio nutricional pergunta o que se comeu na véspera.Nutritional screening asks what was eaten the day before.
o risco de úlcera de pressãothe pressure ulcer riskNoun (m)C2
O risco de úlcera de pressão sobe a cada dia deitado.The pressure ulcer risk rises with every day spent lying down.
o rastreio cognitivothe cognitive screeningNoun (m)C2
O rastreio cognitivo dura poucos minutos.Cognitive screening takes only a few minutes.
os objetivos do tratamentothe goals of treatmentNoun (m)C2
Os objetivos do tratamento mudam com o tempo.The goals of treatment change over time.
o planeamento da altathe discharge planningNoun (m)C2
O planeamento da alta começa no dia da entrada.Discharge planning begins on the day of admission.
o potencial de reabilitaçãothe rehabilitation potentialNoun (m)C2
O potencial de reabilitação decide para onde vai o doente.The rehabilitation potential decides where the patient goes next.
o dano causado pelo repouso na camathe harm caused by bed restNoun (m)C2
O dano causado pelo repouso na cama aparece em poucos dias.The harm caused by bed rest shows within a few days.
o idadismothe ageismNoun (m)C2
O idadismo aparece na maneira de falar com o doente.Ageism shows in the way people speak to the patient.

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