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Headache Assessment and Pain Relief Advice for a Patient on Blood Pressure Medication
GP (speaking English) and Patient (speaking German) talk through “Headache Assessment and Pain Relief Advice for a Patient on Blood Pressure Medication”. You interpret both ways — English into German, and German into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Tell me a bit more about this headache — when exactly did it start, and has anything similar happened to you before recently?
Es begann vor drei Tagen, ganz plötzlich, und ich hatte so etwas noch nie zuvor, obwohl ich seit Jahren Blutdrucktabletten nehme.
On a scale of one to ten, how severe would you rate the pain right now, and does it come and go, or stay constant all day?
Ich würde sagen sieben von zehn, und es ist die ganze Zeit da, wird aber schlimmer, wenn ich mich bücke.
Have you noticed any nausea, vomiting, blurred vision, sensitivity to light, or numbness anywhere along with this headache today?
Nein, keine Übelkeit oder Erbrechen, aber helles Licht tut in den Augen weh, und ich habe kein Taubheitsgefühl irgendwo.
I'd suggest taking ibuprofen to help with the pain, but before that, I need to check your blood pressure history first.
Ist es sicher, das mit meinen Blutdrucktabletten zu nehmen?
Ibuprofen can actually raise blood pressure levels, so paracetamol would be safer for you — you can pick some up at Chemist Warehouse nearby today.
Verstanden, wie oft und wie viel sollte ich davon nehmen?
Take two tablets every six hours as needed, but don't exceed eight tablets within twenty-four hours, and make sure to drink plenty of water.
Danke, ich werde mich genau daran halten, und falls es nach achtundvierzig Stunden nicht besser wird, vereinbare ich einen weiteren Termin.
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