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TWITCH RESPONSE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-03-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- twitch
1, record 1, English, twitch
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- twitch response 2, record 1, English, twitch%20response
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A brief contractile response of a skeletal muscle elicited by a single maximal volley of impulses in the motor neurons supplying it. 1, record 1, English, - twitch
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
At the hospital monitoring twitch response using a peripherical nerve stimulator is a normal part of monitoring during surgery. 2, record 1, English, - twitch
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fibrillation
1, record 1, French, fibrillation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fibrillation musculaire 2, record 1, French, fibrillation%20musculaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Contractions rapides et désordonnées des fibres musculaires. 2, record 1, French, - fibrillation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-02-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Anesthesia and Recovery
- Nervous System
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- train of four
1, record 2, English, train%20of%20four
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- train of four stimulation 2, record 2, English, train%20of%20four%20stimulation
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An assessment of the action of competitive neuromuscular blockers during general anesthesia, where four supramaximal electrical shocks to the ulnar nerve, 0. 5 seconds apart, permit comparison of the fourth twitch response in the thumb to the first twitch response. 1, record 2, English, - train%20of%20four
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Anesthésie et réanimation
- Système nerveux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- stimulation par train de quatre
1, record 2, French, stimulation%20par%20train%20de%20quatre
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- train de quatre 1, record 2, French, train%20de%20quatre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] dans la surveillance de la curarisation, les programmes de stimulation nerveuse tendent à se standardiser [...] il s'agira d'exciter le nerf [...] avec une stimulation unique ou un train de quatre stimulations [...] soit [...] avec un train de quatre ou une stimulation tétanique appliquée pendant 5 à 10 secondes [...] 2, record 2, French, - stimulation%20par%20train%20de%20quatre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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