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English Phrase Card

Greetings

Size / Quantity

Time

10 Hello
11 Goodbye
12 Yes
13 No
14 Thank you
15 Please
16 Excuse Me
17 Sorry
18 Me
19 You
20 More +
21 Less -
22 Left <=
23 Right =>
24 Small / Little
25 Medium / Average
26 Large / Big
27 Quarter 1/4
28 Half 1/2
29 Three Quarters 3/4
30 Monday
31 Tuesday
32 Wednesday
33 Thursday
34 Friday
35 Saturday
36 Sunday
37 Morning
38 Afternoon
39 Evening

Formalities Before Treatment

1 My name is ...
2 Where is the dialysis unit?
3 I have an appointment for dialysis.
4 Here is my doctor's report and blood test results.
5 Here is a statement from my Health Insurance, that they will bear the costs of my treatment.
6 How much is the treatment?
7 Could you give me a receipt?
8 What time shall I come for my treatment?
9 Where is the the toilet?

Details Concerning the Treatment

10 I have a shunt.
11 I have a fistula.
12 The arterial needle is placed here.
13 The venous needle is placed here.
14 I would like to place the needle's myself, then can you please connect me to the machine.
15 I use needle size : ... 
16 I use dialyser type : …
17 Could I have a local anaesthetic before needling?
18 My blood-flow must not exceed … 
19 My heparin dosage is …at the beginning and then … per hour. 
During the last hour I receive … 
It should be terminated … minutes before the end of the treatment.
20 My pressures are … positive and … negative.
21 At the end of dialysis I always have ... EPO / Epoetin / Protamin.
22 My blood group is : …
23 I am allergic to : …
24 My blood pressure during the treatment: remains stable / goes up / goes down
25 Between treatments, I usually gain …kg/lbs in 24 hours. (1kg=2.2lbs)
26 During the treatment, I normally lose …kg/lbs per hour. (1kg=2.2lbs)
27 My treatment normally takes … hours
28 How many hours will I be treated for today?

State during the treatment

29 Nurse! Could you come here please?
30 I would like to talk to the doctor.
31 I feel fine
32 I don't feel well
33 I have a headache
34 I feel sick to my stomach
35 I have chills and fever
36 I think I have a fever
37 I would like to check my weight. Could you bring me the scales please?
38 I think my blood pressure is very low, would you take it please?
39 The needling site is leaking
40 My blood lines are clotting
41 I need a bedpan
42 I have to vomit
43 I have cramp
44 I feel dizzy
45 Would you give me something for my headache?
46 Thank you, I am feeling better now.
47 I wish to end my treatment early
48 Can I come off the machine now please?

Requests during treatment

49 I am too cold
50 I am too warm
51 May I have a blanket?
52 Could you please open the window
53 Could you please close the window
54 Could you please turn on the ventilation?
55 Could you please turn off  the ventilation?
56 I am thirsty
57 May I have some water, sugar, milk, ice, iced water?
58 What drinks can I have? Tea, coffee, cold milk, warm milk, lemonade, fruit juice?
59 I am hungry
60 I am not hungry

Treatment by CAPD

61 I would like to get the CAPD bags I ordered.
62 I need … bags without glucose and … bags with glucose
63 May I have some alcohol / disinfectant
64 My CAPD rinsing solution is not clean, I might have peritonitis, could you tell the doctor please?

After the treatment

65 I need to take my temperature.
66 I need to take my blood pressure.
67 I need to be weighed.
68 Could I have some sterile swabs / gauze compresses.
69 Could I have some paper / silk / plastic adhesive tape.
70 May I have a new bandage?
71 I feel well enough to leave
72 When is my next treatment?
73 Could you get me a taxi?
74 Thanks a lot for your care

http://www.globaldialysis.com

Dialysis Centres and Travel around the world

Last Updated:
07 May 2006