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Managing Blood Pressure Medication Side Effects
Practice Nurse (speaking English) and Patient (speaking Japanese) talk through “Managing Blood Pressure Medication Side Effects”. You interpret both ways — English into Japanese, and Japanese into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Thanks for coming in today, Mr. Tanaka. Let's check how the new blood pressure tablets have been working since your last visit two months ago.
はい、実は朝起きた時にめまいを感じることがあります。特に急に立ち上がった時です。でも、それ以外は特に問題ありません。
I see. How many times a week does that happen, and does it improve if you sit down for a moment or drink some water?
週に二回くらいです。今朝、自宅の血圧計で測ったら、上が百五十、下が九十五でした。
That reading is a bit high. I'll ask Dr. Nguyen to review your dosage today, since we don't want your blood pressure fluctuating like this.
分かりました。でも、薬の量を変えると眠気が出たりしませんか?仕事でトラックの運転もするので心配です。
Good question. Some patients feel drowsy at first, so we recommend taking the tablet at night instead of the morning for now, until your body adjusts.
分かりました、夜に変えてみます。それと、塩分もやはり減らした方がいいですか?味噌汁が好きなので気になります。
Yes, please limit salt, and don't add extra soy sauce or miso paste while cooking. I'll refer you to a dietitian at the clinic for further guidance.
ありがとうございます。次の診察はいつ頃になりますか?
Let's book you in three weeks, on Thursday the 14th of May, at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital's outpatient clinic at 10 am.
分かりました。木曜日の午前十時ですね。必ず伺います。ありがとうございました。
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