Units 9-10

Medical English

Medical English


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Which hospital would be most appropriate for the following patients?

a man with a foreign body in his eye

Accident and Emergency (A&E)

Which hospital would be most appropriate for the following patients?

a woman with a threatened abortion

Gynaecology

to threaten

jmd. drohen, bedrohen

a threatened abortion

Infobroschüre 

information leaflet

die Länge / Dauer

the length 

zurückkommen, wieder aufgreifen

to revisit

the National Health Service (NHS)

is responsible for health care for everyone in the UK, although a small number choose to pay for private care. Treatment is free, but there is prescription charge for drugs and appliances, such as a cervical collar, with exemptions for some patients (elderly, children)

Verordnungs - / Verschreibungsgebühr

prescription charge

der Halskragen

cervical collar

Geräte, Hilfsmittel

appliance

die Ausnahme

exemption

Zahnarzt

dentist

Apotheker

pharmacist

Optiker

optician

surgery

  • the building where GP's work - Behandlunsraum, Arztpraxis
  • a time when GP's see patients - Sprechstunde
  • the work of surgeons - Operation

area

Bereich, Gebiet, Fläche

(areas such as smoking or diet)

Klinik - Wechsel

to run a clinic

Impfung

vaccination

kleine Operation durchführen

to perform minor surgery 

(removal of warts and moles) 

if a pat. needs specialist care, the GP will

make a referral- refer the patient to a consultant in secondary care. 

ans Haus gefesselt

housebound - unable to leave the house

Behandlung von 18 - 8 Uhr

out - of - hours treatment (OOH)

der Stellvertreter

locum

to cover

 

abdecken (Dienst)

Rezeptionist

receptionist

erster Patientenkontakt durch den Rezeptionisten

initial patient contact

request

Bitte, Wunsch, Anforderung, Auftrag

to file sth.

etwas ablegen

filing and scanning documents into patient records. 

Patientenakten

patient record

The practice manager

has responsibility for finance and sometimes for IT, supervises reception staff, hires locums, and helps prepare the practice development plan. 

beaufsichtigen, überwachen, betreuen

to supervise

to hire sb.

jmd. anstellen / anheuern

Practice nurses 

run asthma, diabetes and cardiovascular disease clinics as well as one-to-one clinics for those who wish to give up smoking. 

District nurses

visit temporarily housebound patients, such as recently discharged hospital patients, to change dressings, such as ulcer dressings. 

Health Visitors

visit families to carry out check-ups on young children. Special attention is paid to families in need, such as those living in poverty.  They also do baby immunizations. 

Vorsorge- / Kontrolluntersuchung

check - ups

(Carry out check - ups)

Midwifes

run clinics for antenatal patients

pränatal

antenatal

Physiotherapists

provide hands-on treatment but also teach patients exercises they can do to improve their condition after an accident or operation. 

Kleinstadt

(Marktstädtchen)

market town