Medical Writing II...
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繼續努力,今天要看的是另一篇病例報告,NEJM上的病例報告都是麻州總醫院 (MGH) 來的..
說實在的,哪來這麼多這麼神的病例阿..一堆那種發生率上萬甚至好幾十萬分之一的怪病..
好了,停止讚歎,應該開始練習了..
首先,疼痛要怎麼描述?
The arthralgias were associated with morning stiffness, and he rated the pain as 8 on a scale of 0 to 10, where 10 is the most severe.
這個句型算是標準句型,在描述疼痛方面,一個必須的部份就是疼痛的嚴重度,因此,幾乎每位醫療人員都是使用疼痛指數,0分代表最不嚴重,10分代表是最嚴重的..
另一方面,疼痛的位置,加劇的因子,以及是否有轉移以及常見的特徵要怎麼寫呢?
Two months before admission, pain in the middle and right chest developed, which radiated intermittently to the right arm, increased in intensity with deep inspiration or changes in position, and was accompanied by fatigue and mild shortness of breath.
這太重要了阿!! 一句話就搞定一堆訊息,包括疼痛"發生"的動詞可以使用"develop",轉移或是投射到哪裡? radiate to + N (位置)..
隨著某些動作或是狀況加劇,使用"increase in intensity with + N (動作)"..
最後則是伴隨的症狀"be accompanied by + N (症狀)"..
這些句子屬於書到用時方恨少的等級,請各位特別注意再三反覆練習..
Adapted from N Engl J Med. 2008; 359: 1603-14.
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