DOCTORS & PARAMEDICS – LEKARZE I PERSONEL MEDYCZNY

doctors & paramedics – lekarze i personel medyczny

anaesthetist – anastezjolog
cardiologist, a heart specialist – kardiolog
dentist – dentysta
dermatologist – dermatolog
gynaecologist – ginekolog
physioterapist – fizjoterapeuta
homeopath – homeopata
internist – internista
laryngologist – laryngolog
neurologist – neurolog
nurse – pielęgniarka
an ambulance man – sanitariusz
a first-aid worker – ratownik
midwife – położna
optician – okulista
orthodontist – ortodonta
orthopaedic surgeon – ortopeda
pediatrician – pediatra
psychiatrist – psychiatra
radiologist – radiolog
rheumatologist – reumatolog
surgeon – chirurg
GP (general practitioner) – lekarz pierwszego kontaktu

at the doctor’s – u lekarza

patient – pacjent
to have an appointment – być umówionym u lekarza
to register in a reception – zgłosić się w recepcji
waiting room – poczekalnia
examination – badanie lekarskie
to examine – badać
prescription – recepta
to make / give a diagnosis – postawić diagnozę
stethoscope – stetoskop
to take someone’s blood pressure – mierzyć komuś ciśnienie
to take someone’s temperature – mierzyć komuś temperaturę
to take someone’s pulse – mierzyć komuś puls
to prescribe treatment – zalecić terapię
to refer sb to a specialist – skierować kogoś do specjalisty
to write a medical certificate – napisać zwolnienie lekarskie
to take medicines – zażywać lekarstwa
to vaccinate – szczepić się
a checkup – badanie ogólne
to dress a wound – opatrzyć ranę
to give a shot/ an injection – dać zastrzyk

at the dentist’s – u dentysty

dental surgery – gabinet dentystyczny
brace – aparat ortodontyczny
filling – plomba
denture – proteza
caries – próchnica
decay/ cavity – próchnica, ubytek
a decayed tooth – popsuty ząb
gum – dziąsło
upper/ lower jaw – górna/dolna szczęka
wisdom tooth – ząb mądrości
milk tooth – ząb mleczny
incisor – przedni/siekacz
molar – trzonowy
canine tooth – kieł
broken tooth – złamany ząb
root – korzeń
to drill – borować
anaesthetic – znieczulenie
to anaesthetize – znieczulić

in hospital – w szpitalu

surgery – gabinet lekarski/chirurgia
ward – oddział
injection – zastrzyk
ambulance – karetka
stretcher – nosze
clinic – klinika
operation – operacja
operating theatre – sala operacyjna
X-ray – prześwietlenia
recovery – powrót do zdrowia
local anaesthesia, general anaesthesia – znieczulenie miejscowe/ ogólne
to be operated on – być operowanym
to stitch – założyć szwy
to set up the fracture – złożyć złamanie
transplantation – transplantacja
a transplant donor – dawca narządów
blood transfusion – transfuzja krwi
life-saving operation – operacja ratująca życie
a critical state – stan krytyczny
to deteriorate – pogarszać się
an improvement – polepszenie
to regain strength – odzyskiwać siły
to recover from, to heal of – wyleczyć, powracać do zdrowia
a hospice – hospicjum

remedies & dressings – leki i środki opatrunkowe

antibiotic – antybiotyk
drops – krople
medicine – lekarstwo
pills – pastylki
tablets – tabletki
cough syrup – syrop na kaszel
tranquillisers – środki uspokajające
analgesic – środek przeciwbólowy
painkiller – środek uśmierzający ból
lozenge – pastylka do ssania
flu medication – środek na grypę
a first-aid kit – apteczka pierwszej pomocy
a sedative, a tranquilliser – środek uspokajający
contraceptives – środki antykoncepcyjne
ointment – maść
suppository – czopek
bandage, dressing – bandaż
gauze – gaza
plaster – gips
a cast – opatrunek gipsowy
to wear a cast/ a sling – nosić gips, temblak
crutches – kule
a walking stick – laska
sling – temblak
cotton swab – wacik
inhaler – inhalator
pharmacy, chemist’s – apteka
drugstore (US) – apteka

I would like to be a doctor in the future. I have not decided yet which specialisation to choose but I still have time. I have been thinking about becoming a surgeon, a neurologist or a cardiologist as they seem the most challenging and rewarding options to me. My dad is an internist but he is planning to retrain and start a new career as a laryngologist or homeopath. My mum advises me to be a dentist or an orthodontist as they earn a lot of money. However, I do not find this idea interesting.

at the doctor’s
I had an appointment with a doctor yesterday. I came at 3 p.m., registered in a reception and waited 25 minutes in the waiting room until he could see me. I told him I felt pain in the chest, I was often out of breath and I lost consciousness the other day. First, he took my temperature and blood pressure. Then he examined me thoroughly with his stethoscope and said it was nothing serious, only an infection. He wrote a prescription and told me to keep warm and take medicine three times a day.

at the dentist’s
I had a terrible toothache yesterday. It hurt when I drank something hot and my gums were very sore. It turned out that one of my molars was decayed. I asked a dentist for an anaesthetic so I did not feel anything when she drilled and fixed the filling. She also advised me to have tartar removed as it can be the cause of caries.

in hospital
My brother was operated on a few days ago. He had an appendicitis which was so painful that we had to call for an ambulance. He could not walk so the ambulance men had to carry him on a stretcher. It turned out that his state was critical and he was taken to the operating theatre at once. The operation was successful but he is still staying in a hospital ward waiting for recovery.
When I was five years old I cut my right hand with a knife. It was a stupid accident as I took a sharp knife from a kitchen drawer and tried to open my piggybank with it. The wound was deep so I was taken to a clinic. They gave me local anaesthesia and stitched the wound. I lost a lot of blood so I had to have a blood transfusion. I regained strength very quickly but I still have a scar.

remedies & dressings
Mike,
Go to the chemist’s and buy cough syrup, throat lozenges and nasal drops for Susie as she has a terrible cold. Ask for a flu medication too (just in case). I also need some painkillers and cotton swabs. If you have enough money, buy some skin ointment because I noticed a rash on my hands.