In this episode, you will learn the basic parts of the anesthesia encounter. You will learn to introduce yourself, verify patient identity, check fasting status, and ask about previous anesthesia.

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Vocabulary:

(1:32) doctor - yī shēng - 医生

(1:38) to be responsible for - fù zé - 负责

(1:48) anesthesia procedure - má zuì shǒu shù - 麻醉手术

(2:43) tell me - gào sù wǒ - 告诉我

(2:52) name - míng zì - 名字

(3:01) date of birth - chū shēng rì qī - 出生日期

(3:49) to know - zhī dào - 知道

(3:57) surgery - shǒu shù - 手术

(4:27) to remove (surgically) - qiē chú - 切除

(4:36) gallbladder - dǎn náng - 胆囊

(4:55) last / most recently - zuì hòu - 最后

(5:02) to eat - chī dōngxī - 吃东西

(5:08) to drink - hē dōng xī - 喝东西

(5:16) time- shí jiān - 时间

(5:53) also/again - yòu - 又

(6:11) before/in the past - yǐ qián - 以前

(6:18) have experienced - jiē shòu guò - 接受过

(6:56) C-section - pōu fù chǎn - 剖腹产

(7:21) after anesthesia - má zuì hòu - 麻醉后

(7:29) problem - wèn tí - 问题

(7:38) nausea/nauseous - ě xīn - 恶心

(7:44) vomiting - ǒu tù - 呕吐

(8:01) to feel - gǎn dào - 感到

(8:18) some - yīxiē - 一些

(8:26) to prevent - yùfáng预防

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Conversation:

Anesthesiologist:

Nǐ hǎo, wǒ shì Luó yīshēng, wǒ fùzé nǐ de mázuì shǒushù.

你好，我是罗医生，我负责你的麻醉手术。

Hello, I am Dr. Luo. I am the anesthesiologist who will be performing the anesthesia.

Patient:

Nǐ hǎo.

你好。

Hello.

Anesthesiologist:

Qǐng gàosù wǒ nǐ de míngzì hé chūshēng rìqī.

请告诉我你的名字和出生日期。

Please tell me your name and date of birth.

Patient:

Wǒ jiào Lǐ Lì, yī jiǔ liù qī nián sān yuè shíwǔ rì chūshēng.

我叫李丽，一九六七年三月十五日出生。

My name is Li Li, born on March 15, 1967.

Anesthesiologist:

Nǐ zhīdào jīntiān yào zuò shénme shǒushù ma?

你知道今天要做什么手术吗？

Do you know what surgery you are having today?

Patient:

Wǒ jīntiān yào qiēchú dǎnnáng.

我今天要切除胆囊。

Today I will be getting my gallbladder removed.

Anesthesiologist:

Hǎo de. Nǐ zuìhòu chī dōngxī hé hē dōngxī shì shénme shíjiān?

好的。你最后吃东西和喝东西是什么时间？

Okay. When did you last eat and drink?

Patient:

Zuó wǎn qī diǎn chīle wǎnfàn. Jīntiān zǎoshang wǔ diǎn yòu hēle yīdiǎn shuǐ.

昨晚七点吃了晚饭。今天早上五点又喝了一点水。

I ate dinner at 7 last night. I also drank a little water at 5 this morning.

Anesthesiologist:

Hǎo de. Nǐ yǐqián jiēshòu guò mázuì shǒushù ma?

好的。你以前接受过麻醉手术吗？

Okay. Have you had anesthesia before?

Patient:

Yǒu. Sānshí nián qián zuòguò pōufùchǎn.

有。三十年前做过剖腹产。

Yes. I had a C-section thirty years ago.

Anesthesiologist:

Mázuì hòu yǒu shénme wèntí ma? Bǐrú ěxīn huò ǒutù?

麻醉后有什么问题吗？比如恶心或呕吐？

Any problems after anesthesia? For example, nausea or vomiting?

Patient:

Yǒu, wǒ huì gǎndào ěxīn.

有，我会感到恶心。

Yes, I felt nauseous.

Anesthesiologist:

Hǎo, wǒ huì gěi nǐ yīxiē yào lái yùfáng.

好，我会给你一些药来预防。

Okay, I will give you some medicine to prevent that.