すぐに役立つ医学英会話事例集 おたふくかぜ

Mumps : おたふくかぜ
Patient: Hello. こんにちは
Dr. Katayama: Hi, how are you? Oh, you're child's cheek is really swollen. こんにちは。おお、子どもさんのほっぺが随分はれていますね。
Patient: Yes, he started complaining of pain around his ear last night.
The swelling is getting so bad that he can't get to sleep.
ええ。きのうの夜、耳のあたりが言い始めました。だんだんはれがひどくなって寝ることができません。
Dr. Katayama: I'm sorry to hear that. Does he have a fever? それはかわいそうに。熱はありますか?
Patient: Yes, he does. His fever is about 39 degrees. ええ。39度くらいあります。
Dr. Katayama: Has he had this kind of swelling before? 以前にもこのようにはれたことはありますか?
Patient: No, he hasn't. But in his kindergarten, there seems to have been a mumps outbreak いいえ、ありません。幼稚園でおたふくかぜがはやっているようです。
Dr. Katayama: Yes, Iユve heard that there have been mumps outbreaks at a lot of kindergartens right now ええ、今あちこちの幼稚園でおたふくかぜがとてもはやっているときいています。
Patient: Will the swelling be getting worse? もっとはれてきますか?
Dr. Katayama: Yes, it will. The swelling will get really bad within a couple of days.
ええ。2〜3日でもっとはれるでしょう。
Patient: Does he have any swelling on the other side of his cheek? 反対側もはれますか?
Dr. Katayama: On some children swelling can be on both sides of the cheeks, but some. will have it only on one side 両方はれることもありますし、片方だけでおわることもあります。
Patient: When can he go back to school? いつ幼稚園にいけますか?
Dr. Katayama: Within a week or 10 days. The swelling will have subsided by then. 1週間から10日くらいです。はれがひくまでです。
Patient: What kind of food should he be eating? どのような食事がよいのでしょう。
Dr. Katayama: When he chews his food, itユs going to be painful so give him soft foods and a lot of liquids, such as water. かむときにとても痛いので、やわらかいものや水分を十分あげてください。
Patient: I understand. When can I bring him back for a check-up? わかりました。こんどはいつ病院に来たらよいのでしょう?
Dr. Katayama: If he doesnユt have any problems, you can bring him back next Tuesday.
However, if anything happens, please come in as soon as possible.
何もなければ次の火曜日に来てください。何かあれば、できるだけ早く来院してください。