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Managing Hypertension: Medication Review
Doctor (speaking English) and Patient (speaking Portuguese) talk through “Managing Hypertension: Medication Review”. You interpret both ways — English into Portuguese, and Portuguese into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Let's go through the blood pressure readings you've taken at home each morning since Thursday, before we decide whether to adjust your medication today.
Doutor, medi a pressão todas as manhãs desde quinta-feira. Na quinta-feira estava cento e cinquenta e oito por noventa e seis, mas hoje de manhã caiu para cento e quarenta e dois por oitenta e oito.
Those numbers are still a bit high for someone your age. Have you managed to cut back on salt, or is that proving difficult at home?
É difícil, doutor. Ainda uso um pouco de sal ao cozinhar, mas tento evitar os salgadinhos e os enlatados.
I'd like to increase your dose from five milligrams to ten milligrams daily, and see you again in three weeks to recheck things.
Doutor, essa dose maior vai me deixar tonto ou causar algum outro efeito colateral?
Some people feel a little dizzy for the first few days, but that usually settles quickly. If it doesn't improve, call the clinic straight away.
Doutor, minha mãe também tinha pressão alta e teve um problema no coração aos sessenta anos, por isso fico preocupado.
Try to avoid processed and tinned foods where possible, and I'll refer you to a dietitian at Liverpool Hospital for extra support.
Vou tentar seguir a dieta e marcar a consulta com a nutricionista no Liverpool Hospital.
Keep taking the tablets even when you feel fine — if your pressure stays high after this, we'll consider referring you to a cardiologist.
Obrigado, doutor. Vou continuar tomando os comprimidos e avisar se sentir alguma tontura.
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