检查化验 Tests and Labs

By the end of this module you can…

• Explain a test and why it is needed, before it happens.
• Take blood and samples while talking the patient through it.
• Ask about fasting, allergies and metal before a scan.
• Give clear instructions for urine and stool samples.
• Say when results come and what happens next.

Key vocabulary

Fourteen words from this module. Tap the speaker to hear each one.

Bloods & samples

• 抽血chōu xuèTo take blood
• 验血yàn xuèBlood test
• 空腹kōng fùFasting, empty stomach
• 化验单huà yàn dānLab slip (request or report)
• 尿样niào yàngUrine sample
• 大便样dà biàn yàngStool sample

Scans & imaging

• 拍片pāi piànX-ray
• 超声波chāo shēng bōUltrasound
• CT扫描CT sǎo miáoCT scan
• 核磁共振hé cí gòng zhènMRI scan
• 心电图xīn diàn túECG
• 造影剂zào yǐng jìContrast dye
• 金属jīn shǔMetal
• 结果jié guǒResult

Ten core phrases

The lines from this module’s take-home phrase sheet. In the course you can print them on one page for your pocket.

1. 我现在给您抽血，可以吗？Wǒ xiàn zài gěi nín chōu xuè, kě yǐ ma?May I take some blood now?
2. 我先核对一下您的姓名和出生日期。Wǒ xiān hé duì yí xià nín de xìng míng hé chū shēng rì qī.Let me check your name and date of birth first.
3. 您今天是空腹吗？Nín jīn tiān shì kōng fù ma?Are you fasting today?
4. 您对什么药物过敏吗？Nín duì shén me yào wù guò mǐn ma?Are you allergic to any medicines?
5. 您身上或者身体里有金属吗？Nín shēn shang huò zhě shēn tǐ lǐ yǒu jīn shǔ ma?Any metal on you or inside your body?
6. 别紧张，很快就好。Bié jǐn zhāng, hěn kuài jiù hǎo.Don’t be nervous. It’s over quickly.
7. 请您握一下拳。Qǐng nín wò yí xià quán.Please make a fist.
8. 按住这里，别揉。Àn zhù zhè lǐ, bié róu.Press here, and don’t rub.
9. 您觉得头晕或者想吐吗？Nín jué de tóu yūn huò zhě xiǎng tù ma?Do you feel dizzy or sick to your stomach?
10. 结果出来以后，医生会跟您解释。Jié guǒ chū lai yǐ hòu, yī shēng huì gēn nín jiě shì.When the results are back, the doctor will explain them to you.

What’s in Module 8

1. Part 1 · Warm-UpWarm-Up: From Meals to Tests
2. Part 2 · The Words for TestsReading the Pinyin · Saying 抽血 vs. Charting 采血 · Vocabulary · Flash Cards · Equipment and Departments
3. Part 3 · Before the TestThe Blood Draw Script · Explain, Then Do · Key Patterns · Asking Before a Test · Timing, Fasting and Tubes · Preparation and History
4. Part 4 · During and AfterSentences That Calm a Nervous Patient · Settling the Patient After a Test · Fainting and Reactions That Cannot Wait
5. Part 5 · Follow-Up & ConcernsComfort and Next Steps · When the Patient Is Worried · Consent and Checking
6. Part 6 · Role-PlayRound 1 · Guided Conversation · Round 2 · Controlled Practice · Rounds 3, 4 & 5 · Independent
7. Part 7 · Knowledge CheckModule 8 Knowledge Check
8. Part 8 · Wrap-UpModule 8 Homework · Take-Home Phrase Sheet · Module 8 Wrap-Up · 下次见