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At the doctor’s /Useful Expressions

Doctor:

• How can I help you? / What is the problem?
• How long have you been feeling like this?
• Are you on any sort of medication?
• Do you have any allergies?
• Let me examine you.
• Can I have a look?
• Where does it hurt?
• Does it hurt when I press here?
• I am going to take your blood pressure /temperature /pulse.
• Could you roll up your sleeve,please?
• Open your mouth, please.
• Cough, please! [kaf]
• I’m going to give you an injection.
• You need a few stiches.
• Your arm/leg is probably broken.
• I want to send you for an X-ray.
• We need to put it in a plaster. (= kipsi.)
• We need to take a urine [ju:ri:n] sample (= virtsanäyte) /blood sample.
• This cut looks infected. (= tulehtuneelta)
• I’m going to prescribe you some antibiotics / painkillers / a syrop for your cough/a cream for your rash etc.
• Take two of these pills twice a day.
• I want you to see a specialist.

Patient:

• I have got a temperature/ sore throat /headache etc.
• I’ve been having these headaches for…. weeks.
• I have got a pain in my back /chest etc.
• I’m in a lot of pain.
• I have been feeling sick. (= Olen ollut huonovointinen /voinut pahoin.)
• I think I’ve pulled a muscle in my leg.
• I am asthmatic /diabetic /epileptic etc.
• I have difficulty breathing.
• I’ve been having difficulty sleeping.
• I need a sick note. (= lääkärintodistus sairaslomaa varten)

For more expressions for the patient: See separate HANDOUT : "Health Files"