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Pre-Operative Consultation Before Knee Replacement
Nurse (speaking English) and Patient (speaking German) talk through “Pre-Operative Consultation Before Knee Replacement”. 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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Mr. Vogel, thanks for coming in early this morning — let's go through exactly what to expect before your knee replacement at Box Hill Hospital on Thursday.
Danke, dass ich heute noch einmal vorbeikommen konnte. Ich habe noch ein paar Fragen zur Narkose und zur Vorbereitung auf die Operation.
Of course, ask me anything. First, you must not eat any solid food after midnight the night before surgery — only clear fluids are allowed until 6am.
Und was ist mit meinen Blutdruckmedikamenten? Soll ich sie am Morgen trotzdem wie gewohnt einnehmen?
Take your blood pressure tablets with a small sip of water at 6am, but you must skip your diabetes medication entirely that morning.
Ich habe ehrlich gesagt etwas Angst vor der Vollnarkose. Gibt es vielleicht eine Alternative, zum Beispiel eine Spinalanästhesie?
The anaesthetist will discuss all the options with you tomorrow morning, but for a knee replacement, spinal anaesthesia is often preferred over full general anaesthesia.
Das beruhigt mich sehr. Wie lange dauert die Operation ungefähr, und wie viele Nächte muss ich danach im Krankenhaus bleiben?
The surgery itself takes about ninety minutes, and most patients stay in hospital for three to four nights afterwards for observation and physiotherapy.
Verstanden. Muss ich vorher noch etwas schriftlich unterschreiben, oder reicht die mündliche Zustimmung, die ich Ihnen jetzt gebe?
You'll still need to sign a written consent form when you arrive on Thursday, even if you've already agreed verbally with me today.
In Ordnung, das ist klar. Ich bringe alle Unterlagen mit und komme pünktlich um sieben Uhr morgens zur Anmeldung.
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