English for doctors(医生诊疗英语会话）
English for doctors：Authentic consulting－room activities for doctors， dentists, students and nurs
From DXY。CN
1 PAST MEDICAL HISTORY
i ’d like to ask you about your past medical history。can you me whether you have had any childhood dias？for example chickenpox ，measles,mumps or rubella
when i was small ，i had measles,chickenpox and whooping cough 。but i don't think i ever had rubella
have you ever been in hospitalized for anything?or have you ever had an operation
well，i had my tonsils taken out when i was a child
have you had any major health problems since then
yes，i have diabetes
when were you first diagnod with diabetes？what were your simptoms
i was diagnod when i turned 14。i was always thirsty ，tired and depreasd
are you receiving any treatment for this
i have been getting insulin shots ever sinth
have you had your vaccinations
yes
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did your referring physician give you a letter for me
yes ，here it is
安徽安庆大学2 FAMILY HISTORY
as far as you know,are there any illness that run in your family？
none that i know of， doctor
nothing like diabetes, high blood pressure， heart dia ，stroke，cancer，mental illness or anything like that？
oh i e！ my father had a heart condition, and i have two my aunts who have diabetes
and is your father still alive
no, he isn’t
how old was your father when he died
he was 68
what did he die off
he had a heart attack
did he suffer for a long time with this heard cindition before he died
oh no， it was very sudden
and your aunts？ do you know what kind of diabetes they have？ do they have to take insulin or tablets or are they just on a diet
they just take some pills, i think
you are married， i e，have you any children
emily mortimer
yes, a boy and a girl
are they healthy
yes, they are
3 SOCIAL HISTORY
are you working right now
no , i have just been laid off
oh ， i am sorry .what was your job
i was a manager for an import and export company
i e 。 was it an office job or were you on your feet all day
jack frost
i worked behind a desk
was it managerial,did you have a lot of responsibility
ect是什么意思yes ,i was in charge of a large department
i e，quite stressful。now,tell me ，do you smoke
splashyes,i do。 unfortunately, quite a lot
oh ，really？ how much
all about 2 packs a day
how long have you been smoking
since i was about fourteen
have you ever try to quit smoking
yes ， i have tried veral times 。but without success
怎么了英文what about driking?do you drink
yes ，sometimes with my friends
how much alcohol do you drink a day
let e。a couple of glass of beer at lunch time。a wisky in the evening.and about half a bottle of wine with my dinner
freak outthat's quite a bit.how old were you when you start drinking
oh,about 17 ir 18, i suppo
what about your living conditions? where do you live
we living in a small apartment。we own it .but of cour we are still paying the morgage on it
4 PRESENT COMPLAINTS
vincy4 prent complaints
1—4-1
what’s the problem today
can you tell me what your symptoms are
have hou ever had the complains before
what’s ems to bring this condition on
when did you start feeling poorly
1-4-dialogue a (1-4—dialogue b )
what ems to be the problem at the moment(today）
alpacawell,i have been feeling so poorly recently（ill lately）
i e . feeling poorly（ill).（now)what do you mean by that
i have been getting very short of breath
hm。。。how long has this been going on
for about 18 months ,i think
and were there any other symptoms before then or did it(this condition） start quite suddenly
i hadn’t notice anything before then
so you haven’t （didn't have any of)experence this symptom before
no , not that i can remember ， doctor
i e.was there anything that ems to cau this（have caud the symptoms)
well，nothing（no,not) pt maybe it gets really bad when i go up to london(new york) to e my sisiter
let’s take a look(to begin with).i’ll listen to your heart and lungs to begin with
1—4-5
a .what can i do for you today
how can i help you mr。 jones
b 。what do you mean by that
can you describe that in more detail
c .what are your symptoms
can you describe the changes that have occurred
d .did it start suddenly
did your condition change without any warning
