Ophthalmoscopy
Ophthalmoscopy オフthァルモスコピィ
– examination of all part of eyes (the iris, lens, retina, optic disc 視神経乳頭=視神経が集まるところ)
【procedure of examination of retina】
- Put couple of topical mydratic solution ミィドリィアティック
- To keep pupil dilated
- The examination is done with dimmed lights (semidark)
- To allow the pupil to maximally dilate ダイアレイト and widen
- Ask patients to fixate on a target (forcus and stay)
Blood pressure
| 1 | stethoscope ステthオゥスコープ |
| 2 | diaphragm |
| 3 | bell |
| 4 | headpiece |
| 5 | ear pieces |
| 6 | sphygmomanometer スフィグモマノミィター |
| 7 | pump |
| 8 | valve |
| 9 | cuff |
| 10 | gauge ゲイジ |
- systolic blood pressure – the first thumping sound
- diastolic blood pressure – when the thumping sound is no longer heard
Taking blood
- venipuncture ヴェニパンクチャァ (veni=vein) – the process of withdrawing a blood sumple
- phlebotomistフレボトミィスト – a technician who takes blood
- specimen tube スペシメン – the blood is withdrew into specimen tube
- hematology laboratory and analysis
- antecubital fossa – the inner part of the elbow
- apply a tourniquet – a tight band
- clench クレンチ hand to make a fist – in order to make the vein more prominent
- dressing – usually a piece of gauze
- help the blood to clot – in order to prevent swelling and hematoma (bruise)
★bruise と bruising の違い
- bruise (noun/verb)
- I got a bruise. (n, countable) – a specific mark
- I bruised my arm. (v)
- bruising (noun)
- I have bruising around my arm. (n, uncountable) – a number of bruise or a large area
Today’s new words
| English | Japanese |
| wear off | すり減らす、使い古す |
| deflate | すぼませる、空気を抜く |
| clench | くいしばる、固く結ぶ |
| fist | 握りこぶし |
| prominent | 顕著な、突出した、張り出した |
| clot | 凝固させる、かたまり |
| thumping | ドシンという音 |
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