NAATI CCL Serbian practice dialogues with audio and model answers

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Acute Infective Conjunctivitis Consultation

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1. 1 · Practice Nurse · English

   Can you tell me what's happening with your eyes, and when did you first notice these symptoms starting?

   Model interpretation · Serbian

   Možete li mi reći šta se dešava sa vašim očima i kada ste prvi put primetili da su ovi simptomi počeli?

   What an examiner checks (3)

   • question: what is happening with the eyes
   • question: when symptoms first noticed
   • two questions in one segment

   Easy to miss: Drop one of the two questions, usually the 'when did it start' part.

2. 2 · Patient · Serbian

   Dobar dan, oči su mi crvene i lepljive, posebno ujutru - počelo je pre dva dana.

   Model interpretation · English

   Good afternoon, my eyes are red and sticky, especially in the morning. It started two days ago.

   What an examiner checks (5)

   • greeting
   • eyes red
   • eyes sticky / gluey
   • especially in the morning
   • started two days ago

   Easy to miss: 'Lepljive' means sticky or gluey, not itchy, and the onset is two days ago, not two weeks.

3. 3 · Practice Nurse · English

   Is it affecting one eye or both, and do you have any pain, swelling, sensitivity to light, or blurred vision?

   Model interpretation · Serbian

   Da li je zahvaćeno jedno oko ili oba, i da li imate bol, otok, osetljivost na svetlost ili zamagljen vid?

   What an examiner checks (5)

   • question: one eye or both
   • question: any pain
   • question: swelling
   • question: sensitivity to light
   • question: blurred vision

   Easy to miss: Four symptoms are listed; one easily gets dropped, often 'swelling' or 'sensitivity to light'.

4. 4 · Patient · Serbian

   Oba oka su zahvaćena, nema bola, samo peckanje i osećaj peska. Imam dvoje male dece kod kuće - kako da ih zaštitim od zaraze?

   Model interpretation · English

   Both eyes are affected, there's no pain, just a stinging and a gritty feeling, like sand in my eyes. I have two small children at home. How can I protect them from catching it?

   What an examiner checks (6)

   • both eyes affected
   • no pain (negation)
   • stinging / burning
   • gritty feeling, like sand
   • two small children at home
   • question: how to protect them from infection

   Easy to miss: Keep the negation 'no pain' and the number 'two' children; 'osećaj peska' is a gritty, sandy feeling, not actual sand.

5. 5 · Practice Nurse · English

   To protect your children, wash your hands frequently, avoid sharing towels or pillowcases, and discourage them from touching your eyes, face, or bedding.

   Model interpretation · Serbian

   Da biste zaštitili decu, često perite ruke, nemojte deliti peškire ni jastučnice i ne dozvolite im da vam dodiruju oči, lice ili posteljinu.

   What an examiner checks (5)

   • wash hands frequently
   • do not share towels
   • do not share pillowcases
   • discourage children from touching your eyes, face or bedding
   • purpose: to protect the children

   Easy to miss: Three items to avoid sharing or touching; 'pillowcases' and 'bedding' are different items and both must appear.

6. 6 · Patient · Serbian

   Hvala vam. Da li su mi potrebne kapi za oči ili neka druga terapija?

   Model interpretation · English

   Thank you. Do I need eye drops or some other treatment?

   What an examiner checks (3)

   • thanks
   • question: need eye drops
   • question: any other treatment / therapy

   Easy to miss: 'Neka druga terapija' is 'some other treatment' in general, not specifically medication.

7. 7 · Practice Nurse · English

   You likely won't need antibiotics unless it turns bacterial - use the lubricating drops available from Chemist Warehouse and apply a cool compress four times daily.

   Model interpretation · Serbian

   Verovatno vam neće trebati antibiotici, osim ako ne pređe u bakterijsku infekciju. Koristite veštačke suze, kapi za vlaženje, koje možete kupiti u Chemist Warehouse-u, i stavljajte hladne obloge četiri puta dnevno.

   What an examiner checks (6)

   • likely no antibiotics needed
   • unless it becomes bacterial (condition)
   • use lubricating drops
   • available from Chemist Warehouse
   • cool compress
   • four times daily

   Easy to miss: 'Won't need antibiotics unless it turns bacterial' is a conditional; don't flatten it into 'you need antibiotics' or 'you never need them'.

8. 8 · Patient · Serbian

   Razumem, hvala. Kada mogu da se vratim na posao, a kada deca mogu nazad u vrtić?

   Model interpretation · English

   I understand, thank you. When can I go back to work, and when can the children go back to daycare?

   What an examiner checks (3)

   • understands, thanks
   • question: when can I return to work
   • question: when can children return to daycare / kindergarten

   Easy to miss: Two separate questions about two different people; 'vrtić' is daycare or childcare, not school.

9. 9 · Practice Nurse · English

   You're contagious for about forty-eight hours after symptoms start, so please stay home from work and keep both children away from daycare until the discharge clears completely, roughly three to four days.

   Model interpretation · Serbian

   Zarazni ste otprilike četrdeset osam sati od početka simptoma, pa molim vas ostanite kod kuće i ne idite na posao, a oba deteta držite van vrtića dok se sekret potpuno ne povuče, što je otprilike tri do četiri dana.

   What an examiner checks (5)

   • contagious about forty-eight hours after symptoms start
   • stay home from work
   • keep both children away from daycare
   • until discharge clears completely
   • roughly three to four days

   Easy to miss: Two different time figures, forty-eight hours and three to four days; keep both and attach each to the right thing.

10. 10 · Patient · Serbian

    Da li mogu da uzmem Panadol ako me peče i jako boli?

    Model interpretation · English

    Can I take Panadol if it stings and hurts a lot?

    What an examiner checks (3)

    • question: can I take Panadol
    • if it stings / burns
    • if it hurts a lot (condition)

    Easy to miss: It is a question with a condition, 'if it stings and hurts badly'; don't turn it into a statement that it already hurts.

11. 11 · Practice Nurse · English

    Yes, Panadol is fine for the discomfort - just avoid wearing contact lenses and try not to rub your eyes until everything clears up.

    Model interpretation · Serbian

    Da, Panadol je u redu za nelagodnost. Samo nemojte nositi kontaktna sočiva i trudite se da ne trljate oči dok sve ne prođe.

    What an examiner checks (5)

    • yes, Panadol is fine
    • for the discomfort
    • avoid contact lenses
    • try not to rub the eyes
    • until everything clears up

    Easy to miss: Two separate 'avoid' instructions, contact lenses and rubbing; one tends to get merged or dropped.

12. 12 · Patient · Serbian

    Hvala vam puno, sada mi je mnogo jasnije šta treba da radim kod kuće.

    Model interpretation · English

    Thank you very much, now it's much clearer to me what I need to do at home.

    What an examiner checks (3)

    • thanks very much
    • now much clearer
    • what to do at home

    Easy to miss: Keep 'at home'; it specifies where the self-care applies.

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