liz askew (asker) Apr 18, 2011:

Thank you to all, I finally put, "which is so frequent". This was not a question in the original text, but a comment.

Lydia De Jorge Apr 13, 2011:

@pciews The way I read it, it is specifically asking about inflammation (swelling), which normally comes and goes, and usually diminishes when taking medication. That said, I think they are asking for frequency in bouts of inflammation.

Peter Clews Apr 13, 2011:

@Lydia
That puzzled me, I must admit. As you say, "tan seguida" would normally mean "frequent". But, AFAIK, RA is a chronic disease. I believe it can go through cycles of greater and lesser intensity, but the frequency of these is very low, maybe 2 to 4 per year, I think. That seems a very low frequency to use as a diagnostic criterion, it would take a year or two to decide if someone's RA was mild or moderate. That's why I preferred liz's idea of "persistent", which is a bit ambiguous and could be taken to mean either frequency, or the tendency of the RA to drag on once it's appeared.

Lydia De Jorge Apr 13, 2011:

Hmmmm... 'tan seguida' means frequent. 'Persistente' would be persistent. IMO

Lydia De Jorge Apr 13, 2011:

pclews, So true!!! LOL

Peter Clews Apr 13, 2011:

I always thoought doctors were hard to understand because of their handwriting. Turns out, it's because of their grammar!

Lydia De Jorge Apr 13, 2011:

Missing punctuation? It appears to be a question asking about the frequency of the inflammation.