[摘要]最近电视剧《外科风云》很火,很多吃瓜群众都质疑戏中关于医学常识的真实性,现在我们马上来学习一些地道的医学英语,掌握这些也能以备不时之需,与老外医生沟通也能听懂的大概!
一、医生职位
a surgical resident 外科住院医生
The seven years you spend here as a surgical resident will be the best and worst of your life.
以后的七年你们将在这里做外科住院医生,这将是你们一生中最美妙的也是最痛苦的七年。
specialty 专科
Eight of you will switch to an easier specialty.
你们其中的八位会转到更容易的专科。
surgeon 外科医生
I imagine that an able surgeon, in spite of the painful circumstances in which his work is done, derivessatisfaction from the exquisite precision of his operations.
我想像尽管一个能干的外科医生工作时处在令人痛苦的气氛中,他还是能从精湛的手术中得到满足。
attending 主治医生
You’re an attending and I’m your intern.
你是主治医生,而我是你的实习生。
the Chief of XX科主任
其他医生
内科医生 physician
儿科医生 pediatrician 儿科牙医 pediatric dentist
眼科医生 oculist; eye-doctor
牙科医生 dentist; dental surgeon
皮肤科医生 dermatologist
二、常见科室部门
medical department 内科
surgical department 外科
anesthesiology department 麻醉科
cardiology department 心脏病科
dental department 牙科
dermatology department, skin department 皮肤科
neurology department 神经科
in-patient department 住院部
nursing department 护理部
consulting room 诊室
waiting room 候诊室
admitting office 住院处
emergency room 急诊室
operation room, operation theatre 手术室
laboratory 化验室
blood bank 血库
pharmacy, dispensary 药房
ward 病房
medical ward 内科病房
surgical ward 外科病房
maternity ward 产科病房
isolation ward 隔离病房
observation ward 观察室
三、常见缩写
MRI:Magnetic Resonance Imaging 核磁共振
Look, an MRI wouldn’t hurt. 做个核磁共振又没啥。
ICU:Intensive Care Unit 重症病房
O.R.:Operating room手术室
B.P.: Blood pressure 血压
The B.P. was elevated. 血压也在升高
CPR: cardio-pulmonary resuscitation 心肺复苏
I.V.:intravenous injection 静脉注射
ICP:intracranial pressure 颅内压
2243's ICPs are coming down. 2243号病人颅内压降下来了。
四、灵活表达
mental status 精神状态
How's his mental status? 他的精神状态如何
- It'sspotty. 时好时坏。
- He'sawake. 意识清醒。
- He'snot making much sense. 表达不清。
- Max hasregained consciousness. 麦克斯已经恢复意识了。
恶化 get worse/deteriorate/escalate
he got better and he suddenlydeteriorated.他好起来了但又突然恶化了。
Definitelygetting worse. 病情绝对是恶化了。
My patient's condition hasescalated. 病人情况一再恶化。