new confusion

Spanish translation: confusión repentina

03:51 May 7, 2020
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
COVID-19 - Medical - Medical: Health Care / sign or symptom
English term or phrase: new confusion
If you have emergency COVID-19 signs and symptoms, seek care immediately. Emergency signs and symptoms can include:

Trouble breathing
Persistent chest pain or pressure
New confusion
Blue lips or face
Luciana
Spanish translation:confusión repentina
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María C Turri
Argentina
Local time: 03:40
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4 +8confusión repentina
María C Turri
4 +2confusión mental de nueva aparición
Luis Ojeda Pedemontes
3episodio de confusión mental que no se había sufrido previamente
Mónica Algazi


  

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
confusión repentina


Explanation:
Please see the refs.

Example sentence(s):
  • Hablando de signos de empeoramiento, los CDC dicen que una confusión repentina o la incapacidad de despertarse y estar alerta puede ser una señal grave de que se puede necesitar atención de emergencia.

    https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2020/04/30/sintomas-del-coronavirus-10-indicadores-clave-y-que-hacer/
María C Turri
Argentina
Local time: 03:40
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sonia García
1 hr
  -> ¡Gracias!

agree  Alessandro Ventura
3 hrs
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agree  Gloria Vitoria
4 hrs
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agree  María Perales
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agree  Mónica Algazi
9 hrs
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agree  Pablo Cruz
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agree  Laura Oroná
20 hrs
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agree  Carlos Axarlian: Buenas noches, otra opción viable es "nuevo episodio confusional", si bien está un tanto más ligado al campo de la neurología. Saludos a todxs.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
confusión mental de nueva aparición


Explanation:
En diferentes artículos médicos he encontrado esta expresión.

Example sentence(s):
  • La escala CRB65 considera <b>confusión mental de nueva aparición</b>; frecuencia respiratoria ≥ 30 resp./min; presión arterial sistólica < 90 mmHg o diastólica ≤ 60 mmHg y edad ≥ 65 años.
  • <b>Confusión (nueva aparición)</b>.

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0212656712004970
    https://www.elsevier.es/es-revista-medicina-clinica-2-articulo-guia-multidisciplinar-valoracion-pronostica-diagnostico-S002577531200855X?cod
Luis Ojeda Pedemontes
Spain
Local time: 06:40
Native speaker of: Spanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Neil Ashby: Yep, "new" is important, because I've seen discussions of Covid symptoms in the elderly who may already have dementia or similar, and "new" is used to differentiate from habitual confusion.
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agree  Mónica Algazi: También.
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
episodio de confusión mental que no se había sufrido previamente


Explanation:
Solo otra posibilidad, para evitar la ambigüedad semántica de "nuevo/nueva".

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 03:40
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 290
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