Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

MET

English translation:

metabolic equivalent of task (MET)

Added to glossary by celiacp
Apr 22, 2009 07:55
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Spanish term

MET

Spanish to English Medical Medical (general) medical acronym
CONTEXT:
"Tras su estancia en observación fue valorada en la unidad de dolor torácico con ecocardiografía, radiografía de tórax y analítica con hormonas tiroideas y catecolaminas, pruebas que resultaron dentro de la normalidad; durante la prueba de esfuerzo superó el 85% de la FCM en el primer estadio de Bruce y alcanzó finalmente el 97% de la FCM y 11 MET, sin datos que indicaran isquemia miocárdica."
Proposed translations (English)
5 metabolic equivalent of task (MET)
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Apr 22, 2009 08:20: celiacp Created KOG entry

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Apr 22, 2009 09:18: celiacp changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/114627">celiacp's</a> old entry - "MET"" to ""metabolic equivalent of task (MET)""

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Reference comments

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Reference:

MET:
Is an acronym for metabolic equivalent. A unit of metabolic equivalent , or MET , is defined as the number of calories consumed by an organism per minute in an activity relative to the Basal metabolic rate. A single unit (1 MET) is the caloric consumption of that organism, or individual, while at complete rest.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2009-04-22 14:39:32 GMT) Post-grading
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Casos clínicos en anestesiología - Google Books Result
by Carmen Gomar Sancho, Antonio Villalonga ... - 2005
Es fundamental determinar la tolerancia al ejercicio, ... Los pacientes con una tolerancia menor de 4 equivalentes metabólicos (MET) tienen un riesgo ...
books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=8445815261...
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