Module 6 of 12 · 肿瘤科中文 Cancer Care
化疗 Chemotherapy and the Infusion Day
Guide a patient through a chemo day in Mandarin: check-in and labs, the port, premedicines, reactions, cycles and safety at home.
By the end of this module you can…
- Check the patient in with two identifiers, and explain labs first, the weight and why the drugs are mixed only after the check.
- Explain the port, a PICC or an IV, and the premedicines, and say honestly how long the day takes.
- Say which cycle it is and how often the cycles come, with 两 and 第二 in the right places.
- Teach the call bell for reaction signs and for pain or swelling at the site, and say calmly what you are doing when they appear.
- Teach safety at home for the first days after chemo (usually 48 hours), birth control, chemo pills and the take-home pump, and answer fears without promises.
Key vocabulary
Fourteen words from this module. Tap the speaker to hear each one.
The infusion day
- 化疗huà liáoChemotherapy
- 输液中心shū yè zhōng xīnInfusion center
- 输液港shū yè gǎngImplanted port
- 静脉jìng màiVein
- 验血yàn xiěBlood test
- 体重tǐ zhòngBody weight
- 止吐药zhǐ tù yàoAnti-nausea medicine
In the chair & at home
- 疗程liáo chéngTreatment cycle (one round of chemo)
- 发痒fā yǎngTo itch, to feel itchy
- 胸闷xiōng mènChest tightness
- 呼叫铃hū jiào língCall button (call bell)
- 手套shǒu tàoGloves
- 冲马桶chōng mǎ tǒngTo flush the toilet
- 输液泵shū yè bèngInfusion pump
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.
- 请说一下您的名字和出生日期。Qǐng shuō yí xià nín de míng zi hé chū shēng rì qī.Your name and date of birth, please.
- 先抽血化验，医生看了验血结果，药房才开始配药。Xiān chōu xiě huà yàn, yī shēng kàn le yàn xiě jié guǒ, yào fáng cái kāi shǐ pèi yào.Labs first; drugs are mixed after the check.
- 请站上来，量一下体重。Qǐng zhàn shàng lai, liáng yí xià tǐ zhòng.Please step up: I’ll check your weight.
- 先给您打预防用的药，比如止吐药，按医生开的。Xiān gěi nín dǎ yù fáng yòng de yào, bǐ rú zhǐ tù yào, àn yī shēng kāi de.First, the preventive medicines the doctor ordered.
- 今天是第二个疗程，每三周一次。Jīn tiān shì dì èr ge liáo chéng, měi sān zhōu yí cì.Today is cycle two, every three weeks.
- 如果觉得痒、胸闷、喘不上气，马上按铃告诉我。Rú guǒ jué de yǎng, xiōng mèn, chuǎn bu shàng qì, mǎ shàng àn líng gào su wǒ.Itchy, tight chest, short of breath: press the bell.
- 输液的地方要是疼、烫、肿，马上告诉我。Shū yè de dì fang yào shi téng, tàng, zhǒng, mǎ shàng gào su wǒ.Pain, heat or swelling at the site: tell me now.
- 一般四十八小时内，上完厕所盖上盖子，冲两次。Yì bān sì shí bā xiǎo shí nèi, shàng wán cè suǒ gài shang gài zi, chōng liǎng cì.Usually 48 hours (check the sheet): lid down, flush twice.
- 整片吞下去，不要压碎，也不要掰开。Zhěng piàn tūn xià qu, bú yào yā suì, yě bú yào bāi kāi.Swallow whole: don’t crush or split.
- 我能理解您很害怕，我们会一直陪着您。Wǒ néng lǐ jiě nín hěn hài pà, wǒ men huì yì zhí péi zhe nín.I understand you’re scared. We’re with you.
What’s in Module 6
- Part 1 · Warm-UpWarm-Up: A Day in the Chair
- Part 2 · The Words of ChemoReading the PinyinSaying 打化疗 vs. Charting 静脉化疗Vocabulary · Flash CardsThe First-Cycle Script
- Part 3 · The Infusion DaySay It Before It HappensKey PatternsCheck-In, Labs and WeightThe Port, the PICC and the IVPremedicines, Time and What to BringThe Infusion-Day TimelineCycles: Which One, How Many
- Part 4 · Safety in the ChairInfusion Reactions: Press the BellPain or Swelling Where It Goes In
- Part 5 · Safe at HomeThe First 48 Hours at HomeChemo Pills and the Take-Home PumpWhat Patients Say
- Part 6 · Role-PlayRound 1 · Guided ConversationRound 2 · Controlled PracticeRounds 3, 4 & 5 · Independent
- Part 7 · Knowledge CheckModule 6 Knowledge Check
- Part 8 · Wrap-UpModule 6 HomeworkTake-Home Phrase SheetModule 6 Wrap-Up · 下次见
Practice it properly
The full module adds dialogues, role-plays, pronunciation drills and a Knowledge Check. Pass the check to earn a certificate of completion you can add to LinkedIn.