check the patient for the presence

English translation: verify/confirm/determine the presence of the septal branch

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English term or phrase:check for the presence
Selected answer:verify/confirm/determine the presence of the septal branch
Entered by: Piotr Fras

10:04 Jun 20, 2007
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Cardiology
English term or phrase: check the patient for the presence
Could anybody edit the sentence below to make it fully understandable to an English speaker?
This is the sentence:
"Coronary arteriography was performed to check the patient for the presence of the septal branch, with its minor branches supplying the hypertrophic muscle of the parabasal part of the interventricular septum."
Piotr Fras
Poland
verify/confirm/determine the presence of the septal branch
Explanation:
There is no need to specify "the patient" - this goes without saying!
Selected response from:

Dr Sue Levy (X)
Local time: 19:15
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4 +1check the patient to find out if he's got septal branch....
zax
4 +1verify/confirm/determine the presence of the septal branch
Dr Sue Levy (X)


  

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check the patient to find out if he's got septal branch....


Explanation:
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zax
Local time: 13:15
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Alexandra Tussing
16 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
verify/confirm/determine the presence of the septal branch


Explanation:
There is no need to specify "the patient" - this goes without saying!

Dr Sue Levy (X)
Local time: 19:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thanks!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yes, you're right!


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agree  Alexandra Tussing
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