如果你是住在美国华人区,应该有很多会说中文的医师,所以英文不流利的话不用太担心;可是既然都生活在美国了,这种医药方面的用语多少还是要学一下,毕竟难保离开中文圈时不会用到。
【挂号】除非是攸关生死的超紧急情况,否则大部分情况都需按照一般就诊进程,患者必须事先打电话至医院诊所预约。起手式通常是 "Hi, I would like to make an appointment." (你好,我想要预约),以及 "Do you take walk-ins?“ (我可以直接去看病,不需要挂号吗?)
接着诊所人员会询问病况,可以简单描述;接着询问是否有指定医师,没有的话就说 "No, I don't have an assigned doctor." (我没有指定医师。) 而接下来就是乔看诊时间,诊所人员会视病情的轻重缓急来安排。
【描述一般常见病状】
I have a fever of 102 (degree). (我发烧到102度。)
I have a peanut allergy. / I am allergic to peanuts. (我对花生过敏。)
I feel headache (头痛) / nausea (恶心) / vomiting, throwing up. (想吐)
I keep sneezing (打喷嚏) / coughing (咳嗽) / having diarrhea. (拉肚子,发音似 "Diary-ah")
I have aching muscles. (我觉得肌肉酸痛。)
I want to schedule a checkup/physical exam. (我想预约一般检查/身体检查。)
【其他单字】
Sore throat 喉咙痛
Stomachache 肚子痛/胃痛
Flu 流感
Asthma 气喘
Phlegm 痰 (g不发音,似 "flem") I'm coughing up greenish-yellow phlegm. (我咳嗽有黄绿色的痰)
Stuffy nose/ (nasal) congestion 鼻塞
Constipation 便秘
Sharp pain 剧痛 / dull pain 隐隐作痛;闷痛
Take my temperature 量体温 / take my blood pressure 量血压
【拿药】
Prescription (处方签)
Take the medicine/pill/meds (吃药)
Hi, I would like to fill my prescription. (你好,我要拿药。)
Hi, I need a refill. (多见于连续处方签。药吃完之后,只需直接去药房领药,不用再挂号。)