Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

PCM -/-

English translation:

points costo-musculaires (-/- = no tenderness on the right or the left)

Added to glossary by Denise Pavao
Mar 25, 2017 15:28
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French term

PCM -/-

French to English Medical Medical (general) hospitalization report
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This term is under "Examen clinique"

Transit ausculté, lent, abdomen souple, tympanique, indolore, pas de signe de McBurney ni de Murphy. Pas d'hépato splénomégalie, pas de masse palpée. PCM -/-.

Could someone enlighten me? I see various possibilities, but I'm not feeling confident about any of them. One possibility that is checked on a clinical exam is "Pâleur cutanéo-muqueuse," but it seems a little odd to me that it would be stuck onto the end of this sentence. And I don't know what the "-/-" means.

Thanks in advance!
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Mar 30, 2017 12:52: Denise Pavao Created KOG entry

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points costo-musculaires

If so, then the -/- could refer to left and right areas being normal on examination


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See this ref - http://www.medix.free.fr/rub/semiologie-appareil-urinaire.ph...
Note from asker:
Thanks dwt2! This would make sense considering the location of the information (abdominal exam.)
Peer comment(s):

agree Sue Davis : was just about to post this! perhaps refers to trigger points? but not 100% sure. However it fits in with clinical exam.
6 mins
Thanks Sue
agree Helen Genevier : Is that the renal angles?
31 mins
Yes I think so Helen, thanks
agree Erzsébet Czopyk : and -/- refers to left and right areas
41 mins
Thank you
agree Michael Barnett : I think you are on the right track. I would say "no CVA tenderness on the right or the left".
1 day 12 hrs
Thanks Michael
agree joanna menda : CVAT -/-
66 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks again dwt2. And thanks to each of you who indicated your agreement and added comments."
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Various possibilities

initial assessment PCM -/- première consultation médicale

dénutrition protéino-calorique (DPC)
Intégration de l'évaluation nutritionnelle à l'examen médical lors de l ...
https://www.srlf.org/wp-content/.../0209-Reanimation-Vol11-N...
de L Genton - ‎2002 - ‎Cité 1 fois - ‎Autres articles
Protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM) negatively affects the healing process, morbidity and mortality as .... l'évaluation de l'état nutritionnel clinique repose sur la.

I also have hypersignal des pédoncules cérébelleux moyens (PCM) but I don't think it would be related.

The -/- coud mean a level


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or measured
Note from asker:
Thank you for these offerings Dr Manu!
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