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Jun 19, 2020 20:43
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English term
Sup
English
Medical
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This is a death certificate.
I'm trying to decipher the contributing cause of death.
The first word looks like it could be "Inf." or maybe "Sup."
Any help gratefully appreciated.
https://www.screencast.com/t/rSPk2HVqTltp
I'm trying to decipher the contributing cause of death.
The first word looks like it could be "Inf." or maybe "Sup."
Any help gratefully appreciated.
https://www.screencast.com/t/rSPk2HVqTltp
Responses
| 3 | Inf...skull |
Lirka
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| 2 | sup fragmented spleen |
Bashiqa
|
Responses
12 hrs
sup fragmented spleen
Declined
Looked at this yesterday and made no sense.
Another look this morning and letters appear to take shape.
Actually look a bit like my own doctor`s handwriting.
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Note added at 1 day 11 hrs (2020-06-21 08:38:12 GMT)
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I`ve seen a lot of handwritten ocs either to translate of edit. It is easy to copy names of Doctors etc. and simply put [Illegible] for the important part of the text. I usually try to decipher the text but not always successful. Good luck.
Another look this morning and letters appear to take shape.
Actually look a bit like my own doctor`s handwriting.
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Note added at 1 day 11 hrs (2020-06-21 08:38:12 GMT)
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I`ve seen a lot of handwritten ocs either to translate of edit. It is easy to copy names of Doctors etc. and simply put [Illegible] for the important part of the text. I usually try to decipher the text but not always successful. Good luck.
Note from asker:
| Frangmented looks possible. Thanks for looking. |
6 hrs
Inf...skull
Declined
The 3rd word is skull, I think.
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Note added at 1 day 19 hrs (2020-06-21 15:59:52 GMT)
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Have you managed to decipher any other word? The second one below reads like "fragmented" but does it make sense - inf. fragmented skull?? Do you know the primary cause of death (i.e. the first word(s) above)?
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Note added at 6 days (2020-06-26 01:25:20 GMT)
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I don't think it's hepatitis. Contributory diagnosis usually has little to do with the primary cause of death. It's fragmented skull or - even more likely as bashiqa suggested - spleen. The first word must then denote the area/location - sup. or inf.
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Note added at 1 day 19 hrs (2020-06-21 15:59:52 GMT)
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Have you managed to decipher any other word? The second one below reads like "fragmented" but does it make sense - inf. fragmented skull?? Do you know the primary cause of death (i.e. the first word(s) above)?
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Note added at 6 days (2020-06-26 01:25:20 GMT)
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I don't think it's hepatitis. Contributory diagnosis usually has little to do with the primary cause of death. It's fragmented skull or - even more likely as bashiqa suggested - spleen. The first word must then denote the area/location - sup. or inf.
Note from asker:
| Yes, could be. Appreciate you taking a look. |
| The primary cause of death, on the upper line, is "cirrhosis of liver." I've been reading a little bit on cirrhosis, and apparently a common cause is hepatitis, so I'm wondering if the first word on the second line is "Hep." for hepatitis. |
Discussion
Subdiaphragmatic abscess exists (link below). It would mean "sub" has a period for some reason, and "dia" was left off, and "abscess" is misspelled.
Maybe a person with a medical background will recognize it.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/23358...
The letter apparently with a long tail coming down looks like a "g", but I think it's the number "1" from the line below. And the writing looks quite old, so they might have spelled it as two words, sub-arachnoid.