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N:

 Mr. Charles, can I examine your dialysis fistula?

(中譯) 查爾斯先生，可以讓我檢查你的洗腎瘻管嗎?

P:

 Sure. The doctor said it's in good condition.

(中譯) 當然。醫生說情況良好。

N:

 (touches the anastomosis area) Let me auscultate the sound of blood flow.

(中譯) （碰觸接合處）讓我聽診血液循環。

P:

 Does the fistula work well?

(中譯) 瘻管作用好嗎?

N:

 Yes, touch it yourself. Can you feel the blood flow?

(中譯) 是的，你可以自己觸摸。你可以感到血液循環嗎?

P:

 Yeah. I feel like I'm being shocked by electricity, and it sounds like whoosh, whoosh, whoosh . . .

(中譯) 是。我感覺像是觸電一樣，而且聽起來像是發出嘶嘶聲。

N:

 That means the operation is successful.

(中譯)  表示手術是成功的。

P:

 Do you mean the preparation for dialysis is complete?

(中譯)  你的意思是洗腎的準備已經完整了?

N:

 Not until the fistula matures. You still have to do hand exercises to arterialize the vessel.

(中譯) 要直到瘻管長成才行。你仍然需要作手部運動使血管動脈化。

P:

 How long should I be doing the exercises?

(中譯) 我需要做多久的運動?

N:

 For up to two months.

(中譯) 要超過兩個月。

P:

 Should I start now?

(中譯) 我要現在開始嗎?

N:

 No. Not until 24 hours after the operation is finished. I'll come back to show you tomorrow.

(中譯) 不用。要在手術結束24小時之後。我明天將會來敎你。

P:

 OK, I understand.

(中譯) 好，我知道了。

N:

 By the way, this booklet explains what you should be aware of.

(中譯) 順便一提，小冊子有說明什麼是你該知道的。

P:

 Like what?

(中譯) 像什麼?

N:

 It cautions against wearing tight clothes or sleeping on your hand.

(中譯) 它告誡不能穿緊身的衣物或睡在你的手上。

P:

 I see. No pressure on the vessel, right?

(中譯) 我知道了。不能在血管上施加壓力，對嗎?

N:

 Right. We'll go over the details tomorrow.

(中譯) 對。我明天會溫習細節。