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Has anyone ever heard of the abbreviation - TRA?
Posted: Jul 10, 2010
This is regarding a pt who was hospitalized for a presumed stroke that did not show on either MRI or CT. Dictator is discussing this:
As it turns out, the symptoms resolved within 48 hours and neither the CT scan nor the MRI scan showed that she had actually had a stroke so this was a prolonged "TRA" or a reversible ischemic neurologic deficit or RIND. The R is very clear so I really do not think it is TIA (if only it were so easy on a Saturday night!)
TRA - Linda
[ In Reply To ..]In the Sloane Word Book, it shows TRA to mean transaldolase. I couldn't find a clear explanation on that, but found aldolase.
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE TOO MUCH ALDOLASE IN YOUR BLOOD TESTS?
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Definition
Aldolase is an enzyme found throughout the body, particularly in muscles. Like all enzymes, it is needed to trigger specific chemical reactions. Aldolase helps muscle turn sugar into energy. Testing for aldolase is done to diagnose and monitor skeletal muscle diseases.
Purpose
Skeletal muscle diseases increase the aldolase level found in a person's blood. Skeletal muscles are those muscles attached to bones and whose contractions make those bones move. When the muscles are diseased or damaged, such as in muscular dystrophy, the cells deteriorate and break open. The contents of the cells, including aldolase, spill into the bloodstream. Measuring the amount of aldolase in the blood indicates the degree of muscle damage.
As muscles continue to deteriorate, aldolase levels decrease and eventually fall below normal. Less muscle means fewer cells and less aldolase.
Muscle weakness may be caused by neurologic as well as muscular problems. The measurement of aldolase levels can help pinpoint the cause. Aldolase levels will be normal where muscle weakness is caused by neurological disease, such as poliomyelitis or multiple sclerosis, but aldolase levels will be elevated in cases of muscular disease, such as muscular dystrophy.
Aldolase is also found in the liver and cardiac muscle of the heart. Damage or disease to these organs, such as chronic hepatitis or a heart attack, will also increase aldolase levels in the blood, but to a lesser degree.
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Depending on the ethnicity, I can see an I sounding like an R, - making TIA likely.
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TRA - parisMT
[ In Reply To ..]TRA can mean rupture of aorta. I don't know if this helps.
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