Day 108: The Patient Who Studies Medicine

Dialogue

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   B 한지수 씨, 회진 왔어요. 수술하고 첫날 밤인데 잠은 잘 오던가요?

   Han Jisu ssi, hoejin wasseoyo. Susulhago cheonnal baminde jameun jal odeongayo?

   Morning rounds, Jisoo. It was your first night after surgery. Did you manage to sleep?

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   A 안녕하세요, 교수님. 두 시간쯤 잤어요. 그런데 교수님, 어제 수술은 복강경으로 하셨죠? 구멍은 세 개예요?

   Annyeonghaseyo, gyosunim. Du siganjjeum jasseoyo. Geureonde gyosunim, eoje susureun bokganggyeongeuro hasyeotjyo? Gumeongeun se gaeyeyo?

   Good morning, Professor. I slept about two hours. But Professor, you did it laparoscopically yesterday, right? Three ports?

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   B 세 개 맞아요. 역시 의대생이라 질문부터 다르네요. 통증은 어떠세요? 새벽에 진통제 맞고 나서는 좀 편하던가요?

   Se gae majayo. Yeoksi uidaesaengira jilmunbuteo dareuneyo. Tongjeungeun eotteoseyo? Saebyeoge jintongje matgo naseoneun jom pyeonhadeongayo?

   Three, that's right. Being a medical student, you ask different questions from the start. How's the pain? Was it any easier after your painkiller early this morning?

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   A 지금은 십 점 중에 사 점 정도요. 기침할 때는 육 점이고요. 교수님, 어제 피 검사에서 염증 수치는 얼마나 나왔어요?

   Jigeumeun sip jeom junge sa jeom jeongdoyo. Gichimhal ttaeneun yuk jeomigoyo. Gyosunim, eoje pi geomsaeseo yeomjeung suchineun eolmana nawasseoyo?

   It's about a four out of ten now. Six when I cough. Professor, how high were my inflammatory markers in yesterday's blood test?

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   B 지수 씨, 지금 누가 회진을 도는 건지 모르겠네요. 좋아요, 오늘은 거꾸로 해 보죠. 수치가 어떻게 나왔을 것 같아요?

   Jisu ssi, jigeum nuga hoejineul doneun geonji moreugenneyo. Joayo, oneureun geokkuro hae bojyo. Suchiga eotteoke nawasseul geot gatayo?

   Jisoo, I'm not sure who's doing the rounds here. Fine, let's turn it around today. What do you think the numbers were?

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   A 염증 부위를 떼어 냈으니까 떨어지기 시작했을 것 같아요. 그런데 수술 자체도 몸에는 스트레스라서 첫날은 오히려 조금 오를 수도 있고요.

   Yeomjeung buwireul tteeo naesseunikka tteoreojigi sijakaesseul geot gatayo. Geureonde susul jachedo momeneun seuteureseuraseo cheonnareun ohiryeo jogeum oreul sudo itgoyo.

   You removed the inflamed part, so I'd guess they've started to fall. But the surgery itself is stress on the body, so on day one they might even go up a little.

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   B 정답이에요. 조금 올랐다가 내일부터 떨어질 거예요. 그럼 식사는 언제부터 할 수 있을까요, 한 선생님?

   Jeongdabieyo. Jogeum ollatdaga naeilbuteo tteoreojil geoyeyo. Geureom siksaneun eonjebuteo hal su isseulkkayo, han seonsaengnim?

   Correct. They went up slightly and will start coming down tomorrow. And when can you start eating, Dr Han?

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   A 방귀가 나오면요. 장이 다시 움직인다는 신호니까요. 아직은... 소식이 없어요.

   Banggwiga naomyeonyo. Jangi dasi umjigindaneun sinhonikkayo. Ajigeun... sosigi eopseoyo.

   Once I pass gas. It's the sign the bowels are moving again. So far... no news.

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   B 하하, 그것도 정답이에요. 걸으면 빨리 나오니까 오전에 복도를 세 바퀴 걸어요. 수술한 사람도 걸어야 회복이 빨라요.

   Haha, geugeotdo jeongdabieyo. Georeumyeon ppalli naonikka ojeone bokdoreul se bakwi georeoyo. Susulhan saramdo georeoya hoebogi ppallayo.

   Ha ha, correct again. Walking speeds it up, so do three laps of the corridor this morning. People recover faster after surgery if they walk.

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    A 알겠습니다. 교수님, 그럼 배액관은 언제 빼요? 그리고 떼어 낸 충수는 조직 검사로 보내셨죠?

    Algetseumnida. Gyosunim, geureom baeaekgwaneun eonje ppaeyo? Geurigo tteeo naen chungsuneun jojik geomsaro bonaesyeotjyo?

    Understood. Professor, when does the drain come out? And you sent the appendix off for a biopsy, didn't you?

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    B 배액관은 내일 빼요. 조직 검사는 늘 보내는 거고, 결과는 사흘쯤 걸려요. 그런데 지수 씨, 오늘 질문이 전부 숫자네요.

    Baeaekgwaneun naeil ppaeyo. Jojik geomsaneun neul bonaeneun geogo, gyeolgwaneun saheuljjeum geollyeoyo. Geureonde Jisu ssi, oneul jilmuni jeonbu sutjaneyo.

    The drain comes out tomorrow. We always send a biopsy, and the result takes about three days. But Jisoo, every question you've asked today is about numbers.

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    A 숫자가 편해서요. 의대에서 배우는 게 다 숫자잖아요. 수치가 정상이면 괜찮은 거고요.

    Sutjaga pyeonhaeseoyo. Uidaeeseo baeuneun ge da sutjajanayo. Suchiga jeongsangimyeon gwaenchaneun geogoyo.

    Numbers are comfortable. Everything we learn in medical school is numbers. If the numbers are normal, you're fine.

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    B 제가 레지던트 때 은사님이 늘 하시던 말씀이 있어요. '환자 말 속에 답이 있네. 숫자는 그다음일세.' 그래서 하나만 물어볼게요. 지금 제일 걱정되는 게 뭐예요?

    Jega rejideonteu ttae eunsanimi neul hasideon malsseumi isseoyo. 'Hwanja mal soge dabi inne. Sutjaneun geudaeumilse.' Geuraeseo hanaman mureobolgeyo. Jigeum jeil geokjeongdoeneun ge mwoyeyo?

    When I was a resident, my mentor always used to say, 'The answer lies in what the patient says. Numbers come after.' So let me ask you just one thing. What are you most worried about right now?

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    A 걱정이요? 걱정은... 없어요. 수술도 잘됐고, 통증도 참을 만하고요.

    Geokjeongiyo? Geokjeongeun... eopseoyo. Susuldo jaldwaetgo, tongjeungdo chameul manhagoyo.

    Worried? I'm not... worried about anything. The surgery went well, and the pain's bearable.

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    B 간호사 선생님 말로는 새벽 세 시까지 휴대폰으로 논문을 읽고 있었다던데요. 뭘 찾아본 거예요?

    Ganhosa seonsaengnim malloneun saebyeok se sikkaji hyudaeponeuro nonmuneul ilgo isseotdadeondeyo. Mwol chajabon geoyeyo?

    The nurse says you were reading papers on your phone until three in the morning. What were you looking up?

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    A 충수 절제 환자의 일 퍼센트에서 종양이 발견된다는 논문이요. 조직 검사를 보냈다고 하시니까 계속 그 숫자만 생각나서요.

    Chungsu jeolje hwanjaui il peosenteueseo jongyangi balgyeondoendaneun nonmuniyo. Jojik geomsareul bonaetdago hasinikka gyesok geu sutjaman saenggangnaseoyo.

    A paper saying tumours are found in one percent of appendectomy patients. When you said you'd sent a biopsy, I couldn't stop thinking about that number.

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    B 그랬군요. 그게 진짜 질문이었네요. 은사님 말씀이 맞았어요. 그럼 제가 직접 본 걸 말씀드릴게요.

    Geuraetgunyo. Geuge jinjja jilmunieonneyo. Eunsanim malsseumi majasseoyo. Geureom jega jikjeop bon geol malsseumdeurilgeyo.

    I see. So that was the real question. My mentor was right. Then let me tell you what I saw with my own eyes.

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    A 네, 솔직하게 말씀해 주세요. 저 괜찮아요.

    Ne, soljikage malsseumhae juseyo. Jeo gwaenchanayo.

    Yes, please be honest with me. I can take it.

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    B 어제 수술 때 제 눈으로 봤어요. 전형적인 염증이었고, 혹처럼 보이는 건 없었어요. 백 퍼센트라고는 못 하지만, 의학적으로 그 논문 때문에 밤을 새울 이유는 없어요.

    Eoje susul ttae je nuneuro bwasseoyo. Jeonhyeongjeogin yeomjeungieotgo, hokcheoreom boineun geon eopseosseoyo. Baek peosenteuragoneun mot hajiman, uihakjeogeuro geu nonmun ttaemune bameul saeul iyuneun eopseoyo.

    I saw it myself during the operation yesterday. It was typical inflammation, and nothing looked like a mass. I can't say a hundred percent, but medically there's no reason to lose sleep over that paper.

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    A 교수님이 직접 보신 거라면, 그 숫자보다 훨씬 믿음이 가네요. 진작 여쭤볼걸 그랬어요.

    Gyosunimi jikjeop bosin georamyeon, geu sutjaboda hwolssin mideumi ganeyo. Jinjak yeojjwobolgeol geuraesseoyo.

    If you saw it yourself... I trust that far more than the number. I should have asked you sooner.

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    B 의사들이 제일 못 하는 게 그거예요. 자기가 환자가 되면 아무한테도 안 묻고 혼자 검색하죠. 그러다 섣불리 최악을 상상하고요.

    Uisadeuri jeil mot haneun ge geugeoyeyo. Jagiga hwanjaga doemyeon amuhantedo an mutgo honja geomsaekajyo. Geureoda seotbulli choeageul sangsanghagoyo.

    That's what doctors are worst at. When they become patients, they don't ask anyone; they search alone. And then they jump to imagining the worst.

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    A 교수님도 수술받으신 적 있으세요?

    Gyosunimdo susulbadeusin jeok isseuseyo?

    Have you had surgery too, Professor?

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    B 십 년 전에 똑같은 충수염으로요. 그때 제 은사님이 회진 오셔서 물으셨어요. '밤새 뭘 그렇게 찾아봤나?' 하고요.

    Sip nyeon jeone ttokgateun chungsuyeomeuroyo. Geuttae je eunsanimi hoejin osyeoseo mureusyeosseoyo. 'Bamsae mwol geureoke chajabwanna?' Hagoyo.

    Ten years ago, the same appendicitis. My mentor came on rounds and asked me, 'And what were you searching for all night?'

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    A 하하, 역사는 반복되네요. 그럼 오늘은 숫자 말고 복도 세 바퀴부터 할게요.

    Haha, yeoksaneun banbokdoeneyo. Geureom oneureun sutja malgo bokdo se bakwibuteo halgeyo.

    Ha ha, history repeats itself. Then today I'll start with three laps of the corridor instead of numbers.

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    B 좋아요. 걷다가 소식 있으면 바로 알려 주고요. 결과 나오는 날은 제가 제일 먼저 와서 말씀드릴게요. 다른 데서 검색하지 말고요.

    Joayo. Geotdaga sosik isseumyeon baro allyeo jugoyo. Gyeolgwa naoneun nareun jega jeil meonjeo waseo malsseumdeurilgeyo. Dareun deseo geomsaekaji malgoyo.

    Good. If there's any news while you're walking, let me know right away. And on the day the result comes out, I'll be the first one here to tell you. No searching elsewhere.

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