Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Czech term or phrase:
a. j.
English translation:
arbitrary unit, AU, a.u.
Added to glossary by
Dylan Edwards
Apr 9, 2009 17:29
15 yrs ago
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Czech term
United Kingdom
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Greek to English, Czech to English, Slovak to English, and 1 more.
a. j.
Czech to English
Medical
Medical (general)
In a table of "Průměrn� hodnoty jednotliv�ch sledovan�ch laboratorn�ch testů u 34 pacientů l�čen�ch Essentiale forte".
For example, the values given for "BSP křivka" are:
Před l�čbou: 1362 a. j.
Po l�čbě: 1020 a. j.
For example, the values given for "BSP křivka" are:
Před l�čbou: 1362 a. j.
Po l�čbě: 1020 a. j.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | arbitrarni jednotka |
Misha Smid
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| 4 | AU |
Gerry Vickers
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| 3 | autotransfusion unit? |
Emma Hradecka (X)
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| 1 -2 | and others |
Gerry Vickers
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Proposed translations
+4
2 hrs
Misha Smid
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English
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The best Czech translator in Canada
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, English
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96
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arbitrarni jednotka
This is just an educated guess.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-04-09 20:26:24 GMT)
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I forgot to put English translation which would be
arbitrary units
expression I frequently encounter in Laboratory Tests Results
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-04-09 20:26:24 GMT)
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I forgot to put English translation which would be
arbitrary units
expression I frequently encounter in Laboratory Tests Results
Example sentence:
Je tomu tak proto, že výrobci pro některé analyty neudávají jejich orientační koncentrace pro jednotlivé barevné stupně, nýbrž pouze arbitrární jednotky či jiné označnení, které v těchto případech nemá žádnou metrologickou návaz
Note from asker:
| Perhaps a.u., arbitrary units? |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Gerry Vickers
: Much better than mine
40 mins
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Thank you.
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| agree |
Emma Hradecka (X)
: Yes, there is a lot of co-occurence of "Bromsulphalein test" (or other laboratory tests) and "arbitrary unit" (on the Internet)
57 mins
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| agree |
Pavel Blann
: a.u.
2 hrs
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| agree |
Sarka Lhotak
: Asi to bude ono. Z popisu testu (viz diskusni rubriku) bych si tipla, ze se to bude merit kolorimetricky, tj. intenzita zbarveni, a to by mohlo byt udano v arbitrarnich jednotkach, tj. relativni hodnoty vztazene napr k pocatecnim hodnotam apod.
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Misha!"
2 hrs
autotransfusion unit?
I found the following (unfortunately don't know more context to your text, but as BSP means blood saving protocol, autotransfusion unit seems to be related to the topic, hope it'll help):
Autotransfúzní jednotka (AJ)
Mezi hlavní činnosti autotransfusní jednotky patří separace trombocytů a plazmy od dobrovolných dárců a poskytování těchto transfuzních přípravků klinickým pracovištím- zejména pro zajištění náročného transplantačního programu IKEM, ale i pro jiná (i externí) oddělení. Dále odebíráme autotransfuze před plánovanými operacemi.
U indikovaných pacientů provádíme léčebné výkony (depleční erytracytaferézy, odběr periferních kmenových buněk apod.).
Autotransfúzní jednotka (AJ)
Mezi hlavní činnosti autotransfusní jednotky patří separace trombocytů a plazmy od dobrovolných dárců a poskytování těchto transfuzních přípravků klinickým pracovištím- zejména pro zajištění náročného transplantačního programu IKEM, ale i pro jiná (i externí) oddělení. Dále odebíráme autotransfuze před plánovanými operacemi.
U indikovaných pacientů provádíme léčebné výkony (depleční erytracytaferézy, odběr periferních kmenových buněk apod.).
Example sentence:
Mezi hlavní činnosti autotransfusní jednotky patří separace trombocytů a plazmy od dobrovolných dárců a poskytování těchto transfuzních přípravků klinickým pracovištím
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Gerry Vickers
: In this context BSP = Sulfobromophthalein (Essentiale forte is a liver drug)
32 mins
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-2
16 mins
Gerry Vickers
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
A REAL English native speaker!
Native in: English
Works in: Czech to English, Slovak to English
Related KudoZ points
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264
and others
All the references to Sulfobromophthalein (BSP) seem to be hidden in inaccessible scientific journals! But usually 'a.j.' means 'a jiné' - 'and others' - maybe there were several sets of results before and after treatment.
Just a shot in the dark!
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-04-09 20:34:57 GMT)
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Hey it was only a wild guess (hence the 1) - you can lay off now - you're ruining my stats :)
Just a shot in the dark!
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Note added at 3 hrs (2009-04-09 20:34:57 GMT)
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Hey it was only a wild guess (hence the 1) - you can lay off now - you're ruining my stats :)
Note from asker:
| I was thinking in a different direction - I thought it must be some kind of 'jednotky'. The same column of the table includes other units (depending on what is being measured), e.g. 'μkat/l'. |
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Michael Grant
: I'm afraid I disagree -- I believe 'a jiné' is normally abbreviated 'aj.' (no logical explanation for the missing space, but the 'a' is not an abbreviation). Unfortunately I don't do med so I can't help with the actual question. :-(
14 mins
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| disagree |
Emma Hradecka (X)
: Sorry, but I really think it's some type of "jednotka" here.
2 hrs
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4 hrs
Gerry Vickers
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
A REAL English native speaker!
Native in: English
Works in: Czech to English, Slovak to English
Related KudoZ points
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264
AU
Misha deserves the points for this - this is just an extra explanation!
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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-04-09 22:21:03 GMT)
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http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/Arbitrary Unit
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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-04-09 22:21:03 GMT)
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http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/Arbitrary Unit
Example sentence:
AU je zkratkou anglických slov arbitrary unit. Pojem arbitrární jednotka zavedli fyzikové pro ilustrativní příklady, jako je tento, v nichž nám jde o poměr mezi veličinami, popis trendu apod. U rozměrů znamená AU libovolnou délkovou jednotk
Note from asker:
| Thanks - it's reassuring to know that AU has a recognised meaning in English (other than 'both ears together', which I found in Dorland). |
Discussion
Type: Term
Definitions:
1. obsolete test for liver function (hepatic excretory capacity) in which a known amount of dye, usually 5 mg/kg of body weight, is injected intravenously; subsequently (usually after 45 minutes elapsed time), the amount of dye remaining in the serum is measured; a concentration of 0.4 mg or less of bromsulphalein per 100 mL of serum or less than 4% of the injected dye is considered normal; bromsulphalein retention may follow decreased hepatic blood flow or biliary obstruction as well as hepatic cell damage.