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Continuing with my short video series on German at the doctor's office In the previous videos we've already discussed how to talk about symptoms and body parts Talks about diseases injuries and pain in German You can find all these videos in my playlist Today we're discussing common medical examinations What are these tests called in German and how do people talk about them This video is designed to help you better understand your doctor or physician in German and prepare for your appointment Very important—I’m not a doctor myself in this video I’m focusing on language not medical details If you're from the medical field and have any additions please feel free to leave them as a comment below this video Let's start with the typical examinations conducted by the general practitioner In Germany your family doctor also known as a general practitioner is the physician you would typically consult for primary medical care Typically the first place you go when you're sick There standard examinations are carried out most of which you've probably experienced before Of course there are countless studies Here I've made a selection A typical example is measuring blood pressure To measure my blood pressure the doctor puts a cuff around my arm The cuff is a wide flat band Air is first pumped in and then slowly released The result is then expressed in numerical form For instance people say their blood pressure is 120 over 80 Over is the correct preposition here If I go to the doctor with pain he'll probably examine me To feel someone up means touch and examine someone with one's fingers When I have stomach pain the doctor examines my abdomen to see if anything feels unusual can feel A typical sentence a doctor would say in this situation is: Please expose your upper body so I can examine you Loosening up—that's a word you usually only hear at the doctor's office Taking off your upper-body clothing means removing what you're wearing on the top half of your body Remove your clothing Besides "abtasten " you should also know the verb "jemanden abhören " When a doctor listens to my heart she places a stethoscope against my body and listens to the sounds within my body to make sure everything sounds normal—like when I breathe The doctor can auscultate the lungs the heart or the abdomen A typical instruction is "I'll listen to you now please breathe in and out deeply " Another useful term is check-up In Germany you can regularly visit your general practitioner for a check-up which is a preventive medical examination A preventive check-up is an examination the doctor performs even though I'm not currently ill I don't go to the doctor because of a specific problem but for a check-up During the preventive examination the doctor checks whether I'm doing okay or if there are any signs of illness This is also called a check-up It's possible the doctor wants to examine my blood She'll draw blood from me for that That's the right verb for drawing blood from someone So she's taking a little blood from my body The blood sample is then sent to a laboratory for analysis Sometimes the doctor advises arriving for the blood draw on an empty stomach Being sober means you haven't eaten anything yet that day There are also other materials that can be examined in the laboratory besides blood typically urine and stool samples The correct verb here is "abgeben " You provide a urine sample Urine is the fluid produced by the kidneys And the term "stool" may still be unfamiliar to you Stool refers to what the body eliminates after eating In casual conversation people use different terms for it but at the doctor's office the correct word is stool Now the lab has received my blood sample for example Then the staff there measure for instance how much iron I have in my blood The appropriate verb here is to determine We say that to determine the iron level a blood sample is required Or else my doctor wants to check my iron levels so I have to come in for a blood draw at the clinic tomorrow The doctor also wants to know how much iron is present in the blood Of course there are many other things that can also be checked in the blood It's quite typical to then have a compound noun with value In this example we already had the iron value I could also say we establish the liver function values we measure and monitor the levels in the blood It provides some indication of liver health The liver is an organ There are also kidney values inflammation markers cholesterol levels and so on Another useful expression here is to test something for something For example the urine sample is tested for bacteria This means it is being checked whether bacteria are present in the urine and if so how many Another method of examination is also a swab When the doctor collects a small amount of cell material Then he makes a deduction Many of you have likely taken a coronavirus test at some point during the pandemic A swab was taken using a small cotton tip inserted into the nose or throat This involved collecting a small amount of material from the mucous membrane and then examined in a laboratory A doctor who frequently performs swabs is a gynecologist He removes a portion of the uterus The uterus is the organ in which the unborn child develops inside the mother's body Also known as the uterus This swab is part of cancer screening That's also a useful term—cancer screening These are tests conducted even when there are no symptoms in order to detect cancer as early as possible A laboratory then examines blood urine stool or another sample and the result of this analysis is also called a report The finding is generally the result of a medical examination such as a list of blood values that were analyzed by the laboratory A finding can be abnormal or normal An abnormal result means the test results were not entirely within the normal range Further tests might be needed If a result comes back normal things are usually fine And if your general practitioner thinks you need a specialized examination that he can't perform he'll refer you to a specialist A specialist is a doctor who has focused their expertise on specific organs or areas of the body For instance there is a pulmonologist or an orthopedist who is especially knowledgeable about bones and muscles Or a gastroenterologist who is well-versed in stomach and intestinal matters An important verb in this context is "refer " My general practitioner is referring me to an orthopedist That means he's sending me to an orthopedist These specialists can then perform more detailed examinations I am convinced that education should be free and that you should have the opportunity to access it o improve your German without paying a thing That's why I release a new video for you every week I do need to earn money too which is why there's the membership option with Deutsch mit Rieke As members you support me and my work And as a thank-you you'll receive the scripts for all my videos practice exercises for every video ad-free videos and exclusive extra videos only for members If you'd like to join feel free to check out www deutsch-mit-rieke de/mitglied And heartfelt thanks to all members who have already supported me I'd like to discuss further examinations in which the doctor takes images of the inside of the body from outside the body The first examination is an ultrasound The medical term for this is sonography During the ultrasound the doctor applies some gel to the skin and then moves a small device over that area of the body For example he might say "We'll do an ultrasound now " or "I'd like to do an ultrasound of your abdomen " Another method of investigation is X-ray imaging Using an X-ray device one can produce images of for example bones This employs so-called X-ray radiation known as X-ray in English This radiation is named after the German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen and his name is now also used as the verb we employ to describe this type of examination If for example I had an accident and was experiencing arm pain the doctor at the hospital might say we need to take an X-ray of the arm Here's one more note on pronunciation The infinitive is röntgen The past participle is röntgt It's not easy to pronounce well so we often simplify the pronunciation Instead my arm was scanned let's say my arm was scanned So not scanned but scanned Sometimes the doctor also says we need to take an X-ray or we'll do an X-ray image Those are the typical expressions Treatment is not limited to hospitals but also takes place at an orthopedist’s office or even the dentist’s Two even more specialized examinations are CT and MRI CT stands for computed tomography and MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging You don't need to memorize that In English it's called MRI These more involved examinations produce highly detailed and precise images of the body's interior Common phrases include "I need to go for a CT scan" or "I need to go for an MRI " The machines used for these examinations are very large and you're slid inside them That's why the preposition in is used here One could also say I need to go to the CT or to the MRI An MRI machine is shaped like a tube—a long hollow cylinder That's why you sometimes hear people say in casual speech "I have to go down the tube " That means I have to go for an MRI I need to have an MRI scan done Ultrasound X-ray CT and MRI are imaging procedures that create pictures of the body from outside Of course there are also examinations in which the doctor views the body from the inside To do this they insert a camera into the body In German this is often described using the noun reflection For example there is a knee reflection The medical term for this is knee arthroscopy The knee is part of the leg and during knee arthroscopy the doctor examines the inside of this area using a small camera This also applies to organs For example we're talking about a colonoscopy or a gastroscopy The medical terms for these procedures are colonoscopy and gastroscopy If you speak English or a Romance language as your native tongue these terms likely sound familiar to you In Germany medical examinations often have two names A medical name used by doctors when speaking to one another plus a common everyday name This applies not only to medical examinations but also to many organs and diseases If you'd like to learn more be sure to check out the rest of my series German at the Doctor's Office — I've linked them for you right here And if you have any further suggestions or topic ideas for this video series please feel free to share them in the comments below Thank you all for watching today and I'll see you next week Take care and stay healthy