cooperar y orientarse

English translation: become cooperative and oriented

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Spanish term or phrase:cooperar y orientarse
English translation:become cooperative and oriented
Entered by: sebaspedlp

22:08 Feb 5, 2016
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals / trabajo práctico faculta
Spanish term or phrase: cooperar y orientarse
Sin embargo, los pacientes pudieron despertarse fácilmente, cooperar y orientarse, lo que aumentó la facilidad de su manejo

prospecto de remedio, hablan de cuando se despiertan los pacientes de anestesia

However, patients could easily wake up, cooperate and
sebaspedlp
Argentina
Local time: 19:11
become cooperative and oriented
Explanation:
This refers to patients becoming cooperative with treatment and aware of their situation or circumstances, for example, that they are in a hospital and were under anaesthesia.

Another way to put this would be:

...patients could be easily awakened, and become cooperative and oriented, which...

As soon as the patient felt dizzy, the remifentanil infusion was decreased to... Sedation was evaluated according to a 5 - point scale (1: Patient sleeps and cannot be awakened, 2: Patient sleeps and can be awakened with difficulty, 3: Patient sleeps and can be easily awakened, 4: Patient is cooperative, oriented, and tranquil 5: Patient is anxious and agitated).
http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/16525665/remifent...

If their postictal level of consciousness doesn't improve to "fully oriented and cooperative with treatment" after 5 minutes of oxygen administration, additional care procedures (such as IV establishment with blood sample draw) must be initiated.
http://www.charlydmiller.com/RA/protocol.html
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Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 16:11
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3become cooperative and oriented
Robert Carter
4 +1cooperate and get their bearings
Carole Wolfe
4come back to their senses
Andrew Bramhall
3cooperate and turn around
Daniel Frisano


  

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come back to their senses


Explanation:
i.e, re-orientate themselves after being under anaesthetic;:

However, patients could easily wake up, cooperate and come back to their senses, which made their care easier ( easier to manage if they were co-operative and had come back to their full senses)

Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Asker: thank you

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cooperate and get their bearings


Explanation:
DEFINITION of GET ONE's BEARINGS
Figure out one's position or situation relative to one's surroundings.

Example sentence(s):
  • to find or get one's bearings (fig) → orientarse

    Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/get-one-s-bearings
    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bearing
Carole Wolfe
United States
Local time: 17:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: thank you


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agree  neilmac: Perhaps just a tad too informal though...
10 hrs
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cooperate and turn around


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Daniel Frisano
Italy
Local time: 00:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Asker: thank you

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
become cooperative and oriented


Explanation:
This refers to patients becoming cooperative with treatment and aware of their situation or circumstances, for example, that they are in a hospital and were under anaesthesia.

Another way to put this would be:

...patients could be easily awakened, and become cooperative and oriented, which...

As soon as the patient felt dizzy, the remifentanil infusion was decreased to... Sedation was evaluated according to a 5 - point scale (1: Patient sleeps and cannot be awakened, 2: Patient sleeps and can be awakened with difficulty, 3: Patient sleeps and can be easily awakened, 4: Patient is cooperative, oriented, and tranquil 5: Patient is anxious and agitated).
http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/16525665/remifent...

If their postictal level of consciousness doesn't improve to "fully oriented and cooperative with treatment" after 5 minutes of oxygen administration, additional care procedures (such as IV establishment with blood sample draw) must be initiated.
http://www.charlydmiller.com/RA/protocol.html

Robert Carter
Mexico
Local time: 16:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 115
Grading comment
thank you
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you so much!!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andy Watkinson: Well supported.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Andy.

agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
4 hrs
  -> Thank you, Muriel.

agree  neilmac: Most formal :)
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Neil.
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