2021年10月15日 芦屋病院オンライン医療英会話講座（担当講師：野村）
今回のテーマは、「心筋梗塞 Heart attack/Myocardial infarction 血栓塞栓症Thromboembolism」。心臓に関する基本用語、検査の説明、ロールプレイ、「静脈血栓塞栓症」のリスニング等、盛りだくさんで学習しました。受講者の皆さんも1時間半、すごい集中力でした☺
- 名詞： aorta artery blood flow blood clot capillaries
- 動詞と形容詞：＜カテーテルの説明＞
- The tube of catheter is（thin ) and (flexilble). 細い・ 柔軟な
- The catheter is (inserted ) from the (groin). 挿入する・足の付け根
- The catheter is （passed） up to your heart. 送る
- Contrast medium is (injected). 注入する
- It shows ( narrowed ) and ( blocked ) blood vessel and malignant tumor and aneurysm. 狭く・閉塞した
Listening: 動詞の使い方に注目しました。使っている動詞は実は簡単、中学生で習うものばかりです♪
Blood clots are life-saving when you stop your bleeding, but they can (form ) when they aren’t needed and cause a heart attack, ( stroke ), lung damage and death.
Venous thromboembolism or VTE is when a clot ( forms ) in a deep vein usually in the leg, then (travels ) to the lungs and ( blocks ) blood supply.
VTE ( affects ) around 600,000 Americans each year.
You are at risk as you (age) and if you’ve had recent surgery, a serious injury or been ( still ) for long time from a hospital stay, bed rest or travel,
also if you have a personal or family history of deep (vein) (clots), smoke or are overweight.
Seek medical attention if you ( experience) swelling, pain or tenderness, or warmth and redness. (0:43)
If you have sudden shortness of breath, chest pain or ( cough ) ( up ) (blood ),
call 911 immediately.
The good news is that VTE can be ( prevented ) and (treated).
