Episode 20: Colonoscopy Part 2

In this episode, we will review how to explain to a patient who needs a screening colonoscopy.

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Vocabulary:

(01:54) average risk – yībān fēngxiǎn, 一般风险

(02:10) for people / for those who – duìyú … de rén, 对于…的人

(02:30) to recommend – jiànyì, 建议

(02:42) to start – kāishǐ, 开始

(02:51) screening – shāichá, 筛查

(02:59) age – suì, 岁

(04:09) in order to – wèile, 为了

(04:19) early – zǎo diǎn, 早点

(04:25) to discover / detect – fāxiàn, 发现

(04:32) problem / issue – wèntí, 问题

(05:21) to lower / reduce – jiàngdī, 降低

(05:30) risk – fēngxiǎn, 风险

(06:28) family member / family – jiārén, 家人

(06:39) to have had (a disease) – dé guò, 得过

(07:10) or – huòzhě, 或者

(07:20) risk factors – fēngxiǎn yīnsù, 风险因素

(07:59) may need – kěnéng xūyào, 可能需要

(08:08) earlier / ahead of time – tíqián, 提前

(08:15) to check / to be screened – jiǎnchá, 检查

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Dialogue:

Duìyú yībān fēngxiǎn de rén.

对于一般风险的人，

For people at average risk.

Wǒmen jiànyì cóng sìshíwǔ suì kāishǐ shāichá.

我们建议从四十五岁开始筛查。

We recommend starting screening at age forty-five.

Zhè shì wèile zǎo diǎn fāxiàn wèntí.

这是为了早点发现问题。

This is to find problems early.

Kěyǐ jiàngdī jiécháng’ái de fēngxiǎn.

可以降低结肠癌的风险。

It can lower the risk of colon cancer.

Rúguǒ nǐ yǒu jiārén dé guò jiécháng’ái.

如果你有家人得过结肠癌，

If you have a family history of colon cancer.

Huòzhě yǒu qítā jiécháng’ái de fēngxiǎn yīnsù.

或者有其他结肠癌的风险因素。

Or other colon cancer risk factors.

Nǐ kěnéng xūyào tíqián jiǎnchá.

你可能需要提前检查。

You may need screening earlier.