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Tieng flnh
danh cho
GIOIBAC SI SYTA
Practical English for
M edical Personnel
Nguyen Trung Tanh - Nguyen Thanh Thu
Pham Tan Quyen

NHA XUAT BAN THANH PHO HO CHI MINH


Tieng flnh
danh cho

GI0IBACSUYTA
Practical English for
Medical Personnel

Nguyen Trung Tanh - Nguyen Thanh Thu
Pham Tan Quyen

NHA XUAT BAN THANH PHO HO CHI MINH



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Contents
Unit One

Registering for Treatment
0 6 ng ky dieu tri

Unit Two

5

A Road Accident Victim
Nan nhan tai nan giao thong

Unit Three

At the Urologist's
6 khoa nieu/phong kham nieu khoa

Unit Four

30

A Skin Problem
Van de ve da

Unit Six

37

A Visit to the Dentist
Di kham nha

Unit Seven

45

A Sick Child
Oua tre benh

Unit Eight

54

A Diabetic Patient
Benh nhan bj benh tieu dubng

Unit Nine

22

The Emergency Room
Phong cap cuu

Unit Five

13

62

An Upset Stomach
Roi loan bao tur

Unit Ten

70

At the Neurologist's
6 phong kham bac si than kinh

Unit Eleven

83

At the Ophthalmologist's
6 phong kham mat

91
TiG’ng Anh d in h cho gidi Bac Si & Y T3

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Unit Twelve

A Visit to a Chinese Bone Doctor
Di kham bac si Trung Qu6c tri xuong

Unit Thirteen

The Surgery Department
Khoa ngoai

Unit Fourteen

145

Having an Injection
Chich thuoc

Unit Twenty

138

In the Radiology Department
6 khoa X quang

Unit Nineteen

131

Taking Samples for the Laboratory Tests
Lay mdu xet nghiem

Unit Eighteen

124

At the Hospital Pharmacy
6 nha thuoc benh vien

Unit Seventeen

115

The Family Planning Clinic
Phong kham ke hoach hoa gia dinh

Unit Sixteen

107

Women's Problems
Benh phu khoa

Unit Fifteen

98

152

At the Cashier's
6 quay thu ngan

159

Appendix I

Glossary

165

Appendix II

Commonly Used Medical Terms and
Expressions

Appendix III

Thuat ngCr va tCr ngCr y khoa thong dung

177

Key to the Exercises

223

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Unit One

Registering for Treatment
Dang ky dieu tri
Practical English 100
Key Sentences ( 1 - 5 )
1. This is the line for new patients.

Day la hang danh cho benh nhan moi.
2. Fill it in and bring it back to me.
Hay dien vao va mang lai cho toi.
3. In that case, you'd b etter go to the Medical Departm ent.
Trong trtfdng hop do, tot hon anh nen den khoa noi.
4. You'll see it (the Medical D epartm ent) sign-posted to the
right.
Anh se thay tarn bien ghi khoa noi ben phai.
5. T he soon er you see the doctor, the better.
Anh den gap bac si cang so'm cang tot.

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Dialogue I

Doi tboai

/

A = patient benh nhan
B = nurse y ta
A:

(To the nurse)
(Noi vdi y ta)
Excuse m e, w here do I queue up to reg ister?1
Xin loi, td i xep hang d dau de dang ky?

B: T hat is the line for new p atien ts (pointing to line). T h e

registration fee will be 1 yuan. Pay over th ere, and they
will give you a registration card. Fill it in and bring it
back to me.
Do la hang danh cho benh nhan m d i (chi tay vao hang do).
Le p h i ddng ky la 1 nhan dan te. Tra tien 6 do ro i ho se
di/a cho anh m ot the dZng ky. D ien vao the do ro i mang
la i cho tdi.
(The patient queues up, and shortly reaches the window. A fter
getting a card and fillin g it in, the patient takes it back to the
desk.)
(Benh nhan xep hang va chang may choc den dupe cua so. Sau
khi lay duoc the va dien vao, benh nhan dem no lai ban y ta.)
B: W hat's the problem ?
Anh bi g) the?
A:

Since this m orning I've had a high tem p eratu re2, and I
feel generally w retched.
Td sang den g id td i b i sot cao, va to i cam thay rat kho
chiu.

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B: In that case, you'd b etter go to the Medical D epartm ent3.
Trong tnJdng hop nay anh n£n dSn khoa noi.
A: W hich way do I go?4
Tdi d i I6 i nao?
B: G o up to the second floor, and you'll see it5 sign-posted
to the right. Give the d octor your registration card.

Len Idu hai anh se thay tarn bien ghi khoa nay ben phai.
E)Ua cho bac si xem the dAng ky cua anh.
A: Is it very busy?6
H ien tren ay cd dong khong?
B: N orm ally yes, but today you are lucky.
Thudng thi cd, nhiJng horn nay anh may m jn .
A: O h, good. T h an k you. (The patient goes to the second floor.)
6 , tot. Cam on. (Benh nhan len lSu 2.)

Dialogue II

Doi thocii II

A = patient benh nhan
B = nurse y ta
A:

(To himself) Today, there're so m any people here. It looks
like I'm in for7 a long wait.
(Noi lam bam) H orn nay sao dong ngtfdi the. Chdc d o i lau
IAm.
(To the nurse)
(Noi vdi y ta)

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As it's so busy, w ill it be all right if 1 com e back later?

Vi dong qua, lid u td i trd la i sau cd ditctc khdng?
B: No, you'd b etter w ait, because the registration tim e is
betw een 8 and 11 o'clock, and now it’s alm ost 1 0 1 5 .
Khdng, anh nen deli v'i th d i gian ddng ky la giCfa 8 va 11
gib, bay g id da la 10 g id 15 roi.
A: Can 1 register now and see the d octor in th e afternoon’
Tdi cd the ddng ky bay g id va gap bac si vao b u o i tnJa
duoc khdng?
B: Yes, you can, but if you don't w ait, a lot o f p atien ts will
be before you, and you w on't be able to get the chance
to see the d octo r today. Besides, since you have a high
tem perature, the soon er you see the doctor, the better.
Duoc, anh cd the, nhUng neu anh khdng dot, n h ie u benh
nhan se kham trade anh va anh se khdng the cd c o h o i
gap bac si hdm nay. Ngo'ai ra, v'i anh bi sot cao. anh den
gap bac si cang sdm cang tot.
A: I se e . I'd b etter w ait th en . Can you tell m e how to get to
the M edical D ep artm en t, please?
Tdi hieu. Vay td i p h a i doi. Xin cd cho to i b ie t d i/d n g len
khoa n o i?
B: T ake the lift to th e fourth floor, go through th e double
doors on your right, and go along the corridor u ntil you
see the M edical D ep artm en t on your left.
D i thang m ay len lau 4, d i qua cCfa 2 canh ben tay p h a i
ro i d i doc theo hanh lang cho den kh i gap khoa n o i ben
tay trai.

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A:

I hanks a lot. By the way, w hat day is the consu ltant
available?8
Cam an nhicu. Nhan thS, ng'ay n'ao ih l cd the gap tiJ van?

B: Every Tuesday afternoon.
M o i tri/a th if ba.
A: O h, that's today. So I'm lucky.
O, vay la horn nay. Tdi may m$n qua.

Words and Expressions

T it n g it

register /'redjista/ v dang ky
registration ^redjis'treijan/ n (sU) dang ky
queue up xep hang
generally wretched kho chtu qua
in th at case trong trUdng hap do
double doors cifa doi
corridor /'korido:/ n. hanh lang
consultant /kan'sAltent/ n tU van

Notes
1. Excuse me, w here do I queue up to register? X in Idi, td i xep
hang cf dau de dang ky?
Day la loi noi tao nha, lich sii. Co the dien dat bang cach
khac nhU sau:
Excuse me, w here do I go to register?

Xin loi, toi phai den dau de dang ky?
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Hoac co the noi mot c a ch tuy tien nhu sau:
Excuse me, w here do I register?
Xin 16i, toi phai dang ky cf dau a?
2. have a high tem perature b i sot cao
Thuat ngtf have a fever co y nghla tuong ti/.
3. the Medical Departm ent khoa noi
Day la loi van noi. Ten goi chinh thufc la The D epartm ent of
Internal Medicine.
4. Which w ay do I go? = Where do I go? T oi d i lo i nao?
C5 day cau h6i mang y nghia T o i d i lo i nao de d en khoa noi?
Cum tC/ khoa n o i duoc lupc bo vi duoc hieu ngam .
Chu y: Trong cau h6i W here do I go? tC/ w here co nghla
which way.
5. it cl day ham y the Medical Departm ent.
6. Is it very busy? H ie n cho do co dong khdng?
Cau nay co y h6i horn nay d khoa noi co dong ben h nhan
kham benh khong. Neu dong ngUcfi den kham , duong nhien
khoa rat ban ron.
7. Cum ti/ be in for bieu thj da d in h tn tifc ; se p h a i chiu ..., thudng
am chi nhCing sU viec khong hay, vi du:
This patient is in for a second operation.
Benh nhan nay se phai bi giai phau fan hai.
8. By the way, w h at day is the consultant available? N han the,
ngay nao th i co the g a p t i t van?
Trong van noi cung co the dien dat y tren theo c a c h sau:
W ell, when is the consultant available?

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TO day bieu thj ngay lam viec nao trong tuan, trong khi tC/
when ngoai nghla tren con ham y thdi diem cu the trong
ngay.

Exercises
I. Substitution drills

1. This is the line for

new patients,
patients with hepatitis,
the aged.
disabled armymen.
medical
surgery

2. In that case, you'd better go to the

radiology

department.

oral surgery
8 and 11.
7 :3 0 and 1 0 :3 0 .

3. The registration tim e is between

8 :3 0 and 1 1 :3 0 .
1 2 :5 0 and 1 5 :5 0

see the doctor,
start taking the medicine,
4. The sooner you

receive the treatm ent,

the better.

give up smoking,

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II. Fill in the missing words
1. This is the line f o r _______________.
2. In this case, you'd b e tte r _______________.
3. The sooner y o u _______________, the better.
4. Go up to t h e _______________, and you'll s e e _______________ ..
5. N orm ally_______________, b u t _______________ .
6. Will it be all right i f _______________ ?
III. Translate th e following into English
1. Xin I6i, thaong binh xep hang a dau de dang ky?
= Xin loi, thuong binh dang ky d dau?

= Thi/ong binh co ducfc xep hang Uu tien khong?
2. Sang nay toi bi sot cao. Hmh nhu toi chang con stic li/c gi het.
= Sang nay toi bi sot cao. Bay gid toi thay ra rdi.
3. Di thang may den tang 5, queo trai va di qua cufa hai canh roi
ong se tha’y phfa ben phai co bang chi dan noi ong phai den.
4. Thudng chung toi co nhieu benh nhan d day. Nhung horn nay
khong nhieu.
5. Ong vui long dien vao the nay. Viet ro rang gium. Dung viet
thau. Xong, dem den ban lam viec.

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Tigng Anh danh cho gibi Bac ST & Y Ta


Unit Two

A Road Accident Victim
Nan nhan tai nan giao thong
Practical English 100
Key Sentences (6 - 10)
6. W h at seem s to be the problem?
Anh bi sao vay?
7. W h e re does it hurt?
Bi dau b dau?
8. Your arm and elbow seem to be all right.
Tay va cui cho cua anh duftng nhif khong sao.
9. You should take a w eek off work.
Anh nen nghi lam mot tuan.
10. Here's the prescription for your herbal medicine.

Day la toa thuoc bdc cua anh.

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Dialogue I
A = doctor bac si
B = patient benh nhan
A: W h at seem s to be th e p ro b lem ?1
Anh bi sao vay?
B:

W ell, I was crossin g the road, w here a car cam e round
the corner too quickly, and w hen the driver saw m e, it
was too late to stop. I w as knocked to the ground, and
when I got up, my left arm and elbow w ere grazed, and
now, I have a pain in m y rib s.2

A,

to i dang bdng qua dudng, co m ot xe h o i q u e o g o c qua
nhanh va khi tai xe thay to i th'i qua tre. Toi b i te xuong
d ifdng va khi td i ngoi day, tay trai va c u i chd cua to i b i
tray da va bay g id to i b i dau d xuong si/dn.

A:

I'll ju st take a look. W h ere does it hurt?

De tdi xem. Dau 6 d a u ?

B:

It's hard to say. It h u rts all over.
That kho noi. Dau khdp ngL/tii.

A:

D oes it hurt w hen I do this?
Co dau khi td i an vao chd nay kh d n g ?
( The doctor presses the patient’s ribs.)
(Bac si an vao xuong sudn cua benh nhan.)

B:

O u ch !3 T h e pain is very bad w hen you press here.
U i da! Dau Idm kh i bac si an chd nay.

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A: Your arm and elbow seem to be all right, but, to be on
the safe side, you'd b etter go to th e X-ray D epartm ent.
W hen the X-rays are ready, bring them back to m e to
exam ine. Here's th e form th at you'll need for the X-rays.
I'll see you later!
Tay va c u i chd cua anh dudng n h u khdng sao, nhung de

chZc An, anh nen td i khoa X quang. Khi cd p h im chup
X quang, dem la i cho td i xem. Day la mau don anh can
de xin chup X quang. H e n gap lai.

Dialogue II
A - patient benh nhan
B - doctor bac si
(The patient brings back the X-ray plates.)
(Benh nhan dem lai cac tarn phim X quang.)
A:

Here're my X-rays.
Day la p h im X quang cua tdi.

B: I'll ju st have a look. Everything looks OK, excep t you can
see here. T h ere's a hairline fracture. It's not very serious,
but you should take a m onth o ff w ork, and rest in bed
as m uch as p ossible. I'll give you som e herbal m edicine
to help you heal quickly. T ake it tw ice a day, m orning
and evening.
D e td i xem. M o i thCr deu khong sao, trti chd nay anh xem.
Cd m ot vet n itt b'ttng soi toe. Khdng nghiem trong ISm,
nhifng anh nen n gh i lam m ot thang, va nghi ngoi cang
nhieu cang tot. Tdi cho anh m ot it thuoc b a c de g iu p lanh
vet thuong nhanh. M o i rigay uong 2 Ian, sang va toi.

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A: W ill I need to be put in p laster?4
Tdi can p h a i bo bot khdng?
B: No. It isn't necessary.
Khong, khong can.
I'll ju s t w rite you a sick note to send to w ork. And here
is th e prescription for your herbal m ed icine.
Tdi se c h i can vie t ch ifn g nhan cd benh cho anh d e g tfi
td i sd lam. Con day la toa thuoc bSc cua anh.
A: Thank you very m uch, doctor.
Xin cam an bac si rat nhieu.
B: N ot at all. G oodbye!
Khdng cd chi. Tam b ie t!
A: Goodbye!
Tam b ie t!

Words and Expressions
graze /greiz/ vt. tray da
rib /rib / n. xuong si/dn
to be on the safe side de ch^c an
hairline /'healain/ n. sOi toe
herbal /’h3:bal/ a. thao diioc
heal /h i.l/ vt. lanh vet thi/ctng
plaster / ’pla:sta/ n bo bot
sick note giay chufng nhan co benh
renal /'ri:nal/ a (thuoc ve) than
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colic /'k d ik / n. can dau bung
incisor /in'saiza/ n. r£ng ctfa (du6i)
lateral /'laetaral/penis / ,pi:nis/ n. dUOng vat
testis /'testis/ n. tinh hoan
traum atology /.trama'tDladji/ n. chan thi/ong
urology /jo0'rolad 3i/ n. nieu hoc
electrotherapy /I'lektrao'Gerapi/ n. tri lieu b^ng dien
hepatic /hi'paetik/ a. (thuoc) viem gan

Notes
1. What seems to be the problem? Aiih bi sao va y?
Bac si thuting dung cau nay luc bat dau buoi kham benh.
Ngoai ra con co the noi:
W h at did you w ant to see me about?
W h a t seem s to be bothering you?
W h a t seem s to be your trouble?
W h at can I do for you?
In what way are you n o t feeling well?
Tell me w hat your problem is.

2. I have a pain in my ribs. Tdi bi dan d xitcfng si(cfn.
co the dung tu’ ache va pain, vi du ta
= a pain in one's heart

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De chi sU dau ddn d bo phan nao tren c a the co the dung m lu
cau sau:
chest,
There's
I've got

back.
a pain in my

knee.
heel.

ngirc.
lung,
Toi bi dau d

dau goi.
got chan.

TO ache co the ket hap vdi ten chi bo vi co the de chi sU dau
ddn d bo phan nao. Vt du:
toothache
dau rang
backache
dau lifng
va
headache
nhirc dau
hurt va ache la nhQng dong tC/ chi cam giac dau ddn. Vf du:

I'm aching all over.
Toi dang bj dau nhuc toan than.
T h ese new shoes hurt.
Doi giay mdi nay lam dau chan.

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sore va painful la tinh td chi sU dau ddn:
I've got a sore throat/arm, etc.
Toi bi viem hong/dau tay ...
My back is so painful that J can't stand upright any more.
Lung toi nhifc den do toi khong dufng thSng dircfc.
De chi su1 dau ddn d c a c bo phan hay co quan thuoc co the
con ngi/di cd the sd dung mot so' thuat ngd chuyen mon nha:
renal colic
chdng than giao
migraine
chi'mg dau nira dau
3. Ouch la tu1 cam than, chi tieng keu la dau ddn nhu1 tieng Oi.
4. Will I need to be put in plaster? = Does it need to be put in
plaster? Tdi can p h a i ho hot khong?
Td plaster d day cd the di/oc thay bang td cast.

Exercises
I. Substitution drills
do this?
1. Does it hurt w hen I

release the finger?

press here?
touch you?

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2. Your

arm and elbow
throat and the tonsils
central incisor and the lateral incisor
penis and testes

seem to be all right.
3. To be on the safe side, you'd better go to the
X-ray Departm ent.
Traum atology D epartm ent.
Urology Departm ent.
Dental Department.
an X-ray.
an electrotherapy,
4. Here's a form that you’ll need for

a routine analysis of blood,
a hepatic function test.

II. Fill in the missing words
1. The pain is v e r y _______________when you press there.

2. When the film is re a d y ,_______________ i t ________________to
me to exam ine.
3. Everything lo o k s _______________, except ju st here.
4. I ll put a patch on it to help y o u _______________quickly.
5.

it n e e d ________________put in plaster?

6. I'll just write you a _______________to send to work.
7. When I got up, my right arm and elbow were
and t have a p a in _______________my chest.
8. W h a t______________ to be the problem?

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III. Translate th e following into English
1. Benh nhan bj dung nga xuong dudng khi dang bang qua
dudng c£ch day vai phut, va ong ta bj xay xat vai ch6.
2. Luc toi an vao ch6 nay, ong ta ren len dau ddn.
3 . Hinh nhu khong co gi nghiem trong, nhung de ch 3c an, ong
nen di chup X quang xem co bi nuft xUOng khong.
4. De giup ong mau lanh, toi se bo bot canh tay ong va dan
thuoc len chan trai ong.
5. Bay gid toi se viet giay de nghi ong ngh? lam mot thang. Vdi
tlnh trang hien tai nay, cach lanh benh nhanh chong la nghi
ngoi.
IV. Read th e following passage carefully. Decide, from the
four choices provided, w here you would be most likely to
hear th e s ta te m e n t and describe what has probably hap­

pened
Mr. Sm ith, it's necessary for us to do a diagnostic procedure
that will help us to be more certain what your wife has. It is
called a lumber puncture, and it involves the withdrawal of fluid
from the spine. We need your permission to do this.
A. Neurosurgical Departm ent
B. ENT Departm ent
C. Ophthalmology Departm ent
D. Paediatric Departm ent

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Unit Three

At the Urologist's
O khoa nieu/phong kham
nieu khoa
Practical English 100
Key Sentences ( 1 1 - 1 5 )
11. How long has this been going on?
Benh da bao lau roi?
12. D oes it hurt when you pass w ater?
Co dau khi anh di tieu khong?
13. How often do you usually pass w ater?
Anh thudng di tieu khong?
14. D o you often feel like you w ant to , but then find you
can't?

Anti co thttdng cam thay muon tieu ma khong tieu dupe
khong?
15. You'd b ette r do an IVP X -ray to see if you have kidney
stones.
Anh nen di chup X quang IVP de xem lieu anh co bj soi than
khong.

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Dialogue I
A = patient benh nha n
B = doctor bac si
A:

I'm really w orried, doctor. Every tim e I pass w ater1, it
looks like blood ...
ThWd bac si, to i thtfc sJ lo Idng. M o i Ian td i d i tieu, hinh
n h if co mau ...

B: How long has this been going on?
Viec ay da xay ra bao lau roi?
A: For about on e w eek.
Khoang m ot tuan.
B: D oes it hurt w hen you pass water?
Khi anh d i tie u co dau khong?
A: Yes, it bum s,2 and I often have an ache around my kidneys3.
Co. rat ISm, va to i thudng thay dau 6 vung quanh than.

B: How often do you usually pass water?
Anh thudng d i tie u khongi1
A: A bout 5 tim es a day.
M o t ngay khoang 5 Ian.
B: Do you often feel like you want to, but then find you can't?4
Anh co th i/d n g cam thay m uon tieu ma khong tieu dt/Oc
khong?
A: S o m e tim e s.5
Thinh thoang.
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B:

Have you had an X-ray?
Anh da chup X quang chua?

A: No. Should I have one?
Chi/a. Tdi co nen ch u p khdn g?
B: Yes, we'd b ette r do an IV P X-ray. to see if you have kid­
ney ston es. Here's a form to take to X -ray D ep artm en t to
m ake an ap p ointm ent. You'll probably have to w ait about
tw o w eeks, but if I can, I'll try to hurry it up. W h en you
m ake the ap p ointm ent, com e and tell m e the tim e, and
I'll see if I can bring it forw ard.
Cd chi/, chung td i can anh chup X quang IVP de xem lieu
anh co bi soi than khdng. Anh cam giay nay den khoa X
quang de hen chup. Anh cd le se p ha i d o i khoang 2 tuan,

nhung neu td i cd the, td i se co gSng day nhanh sU viec. Khi
anh hen, den cho td i b ie t th d i gian va td i se xem lie u cd
the nhanh hon khdng.

Dialogue II
A = patient benh nha n
B = doctor bac si
A:

Here's my report from the X -ray D ep artm en t for m y IVP
exam ination, doctor.
Day la bao cao cua td i do khoa X quang chup kham IVP
di/a, thtfa bac si.

B:

W ell, the report show s you have a ston e in your kidney,
and an o th er one in your urethra.
A, bao cao cho thay rSng anh b i soi than va m o t vie n khac
trong ong tieu.

24 - Tigng Anh danh cho gidi Bac ST & Y T£