检查结果 Labs, Imaging and Explaining Results

By the end of this module you can…

• Prepare patients for tests: fasting, the blood draw and each kind of scan.
• Explain any result in steps: which test, what it means, the plan, and a teach-back check.
• Turn report words into patient words: 低密度脂蛋白 into 坏胆固醇, 超声 into B超.
• Talk about borderline results and a small nodule without false alarm or false comfort.
• Talk patients through portal results, and phone a patient about a result that can’t wait.

Key vocabulary

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

The tests

• 抽血chōu xuèBlood draw
• 尿检niào jiǎnUrine test
• 空腹kōng fùFasting
• 胆固醇dǎn gù chúnCholesterol
• 肝功能gān gōng néngLiver tests
• 肾功能shèn gōng néngKidney function
• 甲状腺jiǎ zhuàng xiànThyroid
• 血常规xuè cháng guīComplete blood count

Imaging and after

• X光X guāngX-ray
• B超B chāoUltrasound
• 核磁hé cíMRI
• 结节jié jiéNodule
• 报告bào gàoReport
• 复查fù cháRecheck, repeat test

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. 您的结果出来了，我们一起看看。Nín de jié guǒ chū lai le, wǒ men yì qǐ kàn kan.Your results are back. Let’s look together.
2. 大部分都正常。Dà bù fen dōu zhèng cháng.Most of it is normal.
3. 坏胆固醇有点偏高。Huài dǎn gù chún yǒu diǎn piān gāo.Your bad cholesterol is a little high.
4. 我们的计划是，三个月后再查一次。Wǒ men de jì huà shì, sān ge yuè hòu zài chá yí cì.Our plan: recheck in three months.
5. 您能用自己的话跟我说一下吗？Nín néng yòng zì jǐ de huà gēn wǒ shuō yí xià ma?Could you tell me in your own words?
6. 很多验血不用空腹。需要空腹的话，抽血前八个小时不要吃东西。Hěn duō yàn xuè bú yòng kōng fù. Xū yào kōng fù de huà, chōu xuè qián bā ge xiǎo shí bú yào chī dōng xi.Many blood tests don’t need fasting. If yours does, don’t eat anything for eight hours before the blood draw.
7. 这么小的结节很常见，绝大多数不是癌。Zhè me xiǎo de jié jié hěn cháng jiàn, jué dà duō shù bú shì ái.Nodules this small are common; most are not cancer.
8. 结果出来以后，可能会先出现在病人网站上，有时候比我打电话还早。Jié guǒ chū lai yǐ hòu, kě néng huì xiān chū xiàn zài bìng rén wǎng zhàn shàng, yǒu shí hou bǐ wǒ dǎ diàn huà hái zǎo.Results may show up in the patient portal first, sometimes before I call.
9. 看到箭头，先别着急，我会解释。Kàn dào jiàn tóu, xiān bié zháo jí, wǒ huì jiě shì.If you see an arrow, don’t panic. I’ll explain.
10. 您的结果需要马上处理，请现在就去急诊，别自己开车。Nín de jié guǒ xū yào mǎ shàng chǔ lǐ, qǐng xiàn zài jiù qù jí zhěn, bié zì jǐ kāi chē.Your result needs treatment right away. Please go to the ER now, and don’t drive yourself.

What’s in Module 10

1. Part 1 · Warm-UpWarm-Up: Tests and Waiting
2. Part 2 · The Words for ResultsReading the Pinyin · Saying 坏胆固醇, Reading 低密度脂蛋白 · Vocabulary · Flash Cards · Explain Any Result
3. Part 3 · Explaining ResultsThe Results Visit Script · What It Means, and the Plan · Key Patterns · Before the Test: Fasting and Preparation · Common Blood Tests · X-Rays, Ultrasound, CT and MRI
4. Part 4 · Uncertain and Urgent ResultsA Small Nodule · Borderline, Positive and Negative · Critical Results: Act Today
5. Part 5 · Concerns & the PortalWhat Patients Say · Results in the Patient Portal · Three Words on the Report
6. Part 6 · Role-PlayRound 1 · Guided Conversation · Round 2 · Controlled Practice · Rounds 3, 4 & 5 · Independent
7. Part 7 · Knowledge CheckModule 10 Knowledge Check
8. Part 8 · Wrap-UpModule 10 Homework · Take-Home Phrase Sheet · Module 10 Wrap-Up · 下次见