Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
counteracting stimulant
Polish translation:
antagonista o działaniu stymulującym
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Paweł Tomanek
Sep 28, 2015 21:14
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English term
counteracting stimulant
English to Polish
Medical
Medical: Pharmaceuticals
Termin pojawia się we fragmencie książki poświęconej umieraniu w szpitalu. Jak rozumiem, chodzi o środek podawany pacjentom, którym jednocześnie podaje się silne środki przeciwbólowe, żeby zneutralizować ich potencjalnie śmiertelne działanie.
By manipulating sedation, or its counteractants, she [the nurse] can ease the patient to death.
If the dose [of the painkiller] turns out to be fatal, then the nurse can withhold the counteracting stimulant.
By manipulating sedation, or its counteractants, she [the nurse] can ease the patient to death.
If the dose [of the painkiller] turns out to be fatal, then the nurse can withhold the counteracting stimulant.
Proposed translations
(Polish)
3 | antagonista o działaniu stymulującym | kathi_md |
References
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Proposed translations
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antagonista o działaniu stymulującym
Chodzi tu, wg mnie, o leki o działaniu przeciwstawnym do leków uspokajających
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Reference comments
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Reference:
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this has me stumped
I cannot find any bona fide English references to "counteracting stimulant"
only
counteract the effects of stimulants
Effects of different drugs | Mind, the mental health charity ...
www.mind.org.uk › ... › Drugs - street drugs & alcohol
stimulants; depressants; opium-related painkillers; hallucinogens. ... alcohol or opiates, to counteract the effects of stimulants, such as ecstasy or amphetamines, ...
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Note added at 29 mins (2015-09-28 21:43:41 GMT)
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also, I am unable to find anything with "counteractant" except in the field of eliminating odours!
could it be "antagonist"?
The sedative effects of CL 218,872, like those of ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2860685
by SE File - 1985 - Cited by 41 - Related articles
The sedative effects of CL 218,872, like those of chlordiazepoxide, are reversed by benzodiazepine antagonists. File SE, Pellow S, Wilks L. The effects of CL ...
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Note added at 38 mins (2015-09-28 21:52:48 GMT)
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Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care
https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0323340261
Jacqueline Burchum, Laura Rosenthal - 2014 - Medical
TABLE 28–4 □ Interactions of Morphine-Like Drugs with Other Drugs Interacting ... ***Opioid antagonists (eg, naloxone) can counteract most actions of morphine*** and ... The drug should be withheld and the prescriber notified if respiratory rate is ...
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Note added at 49 mins (2015-09-28 22:03:39 GMT)
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Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice
https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0763747203
Connie Henke Yarbro, Michelle Goodman, Margaret Hansen Frogge - 2005 - Medical
Psychostimulants are useful in counteracting the sedation that accompanies ... and if pain occurs when the opioid dose is lowered, a psycho- stimulant may be ...
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Note added at 58 mins (2015-09-28 22:12:21 GMT)
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I have found the site where your text comes from, and see that it may well have been written by Germans? Certainly some of the English is unusual:) and not always clear
Good luck in your quest.
I cannot find any bona fide English references to "counteracting stimulant"
only
counteract the effects of stimulants
Effects of different drugs | Mind, the mental health charity ...
www.mind.org.uk › ... › Drugs - street drugs & alcohol
stimulants; depressants; opium-related painkillers; hallucinogens. ... alcohol or opiates, to counteract the effects of stimulants, such as ecstasy or amphetamines, ...
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Note added at 29 mins (2015-09-28 21:43:41 GMT)
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also, I am unable to find anything with "counteractant" except in the field of eliminating odours!
could it be "antagonist"?
The sedative effects of CL 218,872, like those of ...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2860685
by SE File - 1985 - Cited by 41 - Related articles
The sedative effects of CL 218,872, like those of chlordiazepoxide, are reversed by benzodiazepine antagonists. File SE, Pellow S, Wilks L. The effects of CL ...
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Note added at 38 mins (2015-09-28 21:52:48 GMT)
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Lehne's Pharmacology for Nursing Care
https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0323340261
Jacqueline Burchum, Laura Rosenthal - 2014 - Medical
TABLE 28–4 □ Interactions of Morphine-Like Drugs with Other Drugs Interacting ... ***Opioid antagonists (eg, naloxone) can counteract most actions of morphine*** and ... The drug should be withheld and the prescriber notified if respiratory rate is ...
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Note added at 49 mins (2015-09-28 22:03:39 GMT)
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Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice
https://books.google.co.uk/books?isbn=0763747203
Connie Henke Yarbro, Michelle Goodman, Margaret Hansen Frogge - 2005 - Medical
Psychostimulants are useful in counteracting the sedation that accompanies ... and if pain occurs when the opioid dose is lowered, a psycho- stimulant may be ...
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Note added at 58 mins (2015-09-28 22:12:21 GMT)
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I have found the site where your text comes from, and see that it may well have been written by Germans? Certainly some of the English is unusual:) and not always clear
Good luck in your quest.
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
: A very thoughtful analysis.
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Thank you! I hope it helps the asker.
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Discussion
we might be talking about two different sources ...
The book "Awareness Of Dying" was published originally in Chicago in 1965
It was written by
Barney Galland Glaser - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Glaser
and
Anselm Leonard Strauss - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anselm_Strauss
Jedynie "counteractants" ...
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By manipulating sedation, or its counteractants, she can ease the patient to death - https://goo.gl/YPDUtx - page 221