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Medical Environment | Taking the medical history | Physical Examination | Tests & Medication
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Personale - Medical Equipment
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| Medical Personnel | Personale | |
| doctors | leger / doktorer | |
| medical student | medisinstudent | |
| Medical student in the clinical part of the medical education (Germany, France, Spain, Norway…) | medisinstudent i klinikken | |
| doctor | lege / doktor | |
| junior doctor | lege i spesialisering | |
| F1/F2 doctor | turnuslege | |
| trainee in ... | lege i spesialisering i … | |
| Consultant | overlege | |
| Senior consultant | klinikksjef | |
| Comparable to Senior Lecturer/Reader (UK) or Associate Professor (US) | lektor / første amanuensis | |
| ward physician | postlege | |
| surgeon | kirurg | |
| anesthetist | anestesilege | |
| obstetrician/gynecologist | obstetriker / gynekolog | |
| pediatrician | barnelege / pediater | |
| radiologist | radiolog / røntgenlege | |
| psychiatrist | psykiater | |
| specialist in ... | spesialist i ... | |
| cardiologist | kardiolog | |
| gastroenterologist | gastroenterolog | |
| clinical pathologist | klinisk patolog | |
| pathologist | patolog | |
| urologist | urolog | |
| ophthalmologist | øyenlege / oftalmolog | |
| dermatologist | hudlege / dermatolog | |
| general practitioner (GP) | allmennpraktiker/ fastlege | |
| oto[rhino]laryngologist | øre-nese-hals lege | |
| internist | indremedisiner | |
| Other members of the medical team | Andre medlemmer av det medisinske team | |
| student nurse (male) | sykepleierstudent | |
| student nurse (female) | sykepleierstudent | |
| nurse | sykepleier | |
| night nurse | nattsykepleier | |
| head nurse | sjefssykepleier/ avdlingssykepleier | |
| auxiliary nurse | hjelpepleier/ helsearbeider, fysioterapeut | |
| ward nurse | (post)sykepleier | |
| day nurse | dagsykepleier | |
| theatre nurse (UK) / operating room nurse (US) | operasjonssykepleier | |
| midwife | jordmor | |
| health care assistant, physiotherapist | hjelpepleier/ helsearbeider, fysioterapeut | |
| anesthetic nurse | anestesisykepleier | |
| dietitian | klinisk ernæringsfysiolog/ dietetiker | |
| speech therapist | logoped | |
| occupational therapist | ergoterapeut | |
| behavioural therapist | atferdsterapeut | |
| psychologist | psykolog | |
| paramedic | førstehjelper/ redningsmann/ ambulansepersonell | |
| lab assistant | laborant/ bioingeniør | |
| radiographer | radiograf | |
| Assistant in obductions | obduskjonsassistent | |
| Administration | Administrasjon | |
| caretaker | vaktmester | |
| personnel manager | personal sjef | |
| legal advisor | juridisk rådgiver | |
| secretary | sekretær | |
| switchboard | sentralbord | |
| chief of administration | administrasjonssjef | |
| Useful phrases | Nyttige uttrykk | |
| I'm a medical student from .... medical school. | Jeg er medisinstudent fra … | |
| I'm a fourth-year medical student. | Jeg er fjerde års medisinstudent. | |
| I'm doing an elective / Erasmus exchange for 3 months. | Jeg har 3 måneders valgtermin/ Erasmus utveksling. | |
| I qualified in medicine from .... university/medical school. | Jeg er ferdig lege fra universitetet i ... | |
| I want to specialise in ... . | Jeg har lyst til å spesialisere meg i …. | |
| I'm a trainee, doing a surgical rotation. | Jeg er tainee/ hospitant som er på rotasjon i kirurgi. |
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| Personal Equipment | Utstyr | |
| white coat | (hvit) frakk | |
| scrubs | vask | |
| cap | hette | |
| stethoscope | stetoskop | |
| - bell | - klokke | |
| - diaphragm | - membran | |
| - earpiece | - øreplugger | |
| tendon hammer | reflekshammer | |
| tuning fork | stemmegaffel | |
| - vibration head | svinghodet | |
| tongue depressor | tungespatel | |
| tape measure | målbånd | |
| otoscope | otoskop | |
| ophthalmoscope | ophthalmoskop | |
| pen-torch | lommelykt | |
| tourniquet | torniquette | |
| head reflector | pannelykt | |
| Emergencies | Nødsituasjoner | |
| defibrillator | defibrillator | |
| face mask | ansiktsmaske | |
| Ambu bag | ballong | |
| 100% oxygen | hundre prosent surstoff/ oksygen | |
| ventilator | respirator | |
| taking blood | blodprøve | |
| (blood) tube | blodprøverør | |
| mandrel | mandrin | |
| needle holder | nadelholder | |
| drip | drypp | |
| putting up a drip | henge opp intravenøs/ drypp | |
| normal saline | 1 liter pose med 0,9 prosent saltvann | |
| 5% dextrose | 1 liter pose med 5% glucose | |
| infusion set | infusionsset | |
| drip stand | (flaske)stativ | |
| blood pressure cuff | blodtrykksmansjett | |
| Working material | Arbeidsmaterial | |
| syringe | sprøyte | |
| needle | nål | |
| vacutainer | vacuumrør | |
| label | navnelapp | |
| central line | intravenøs cannule/ kateter, intravenøst drypp, venflon | |
| three-way connector | treveiskobling | |
| butterfly | butterfly | |
| sharps container | boks for spisst avfall | |
| dressing | kompress | |
| bandage | bandasje | |
| kidney dish | spyttbekken | |
| latex examination gloves | engangshansker | |
| surgical mask | mundbind | |
| suture material | suturset | |
| skin disinfectant | desinfeksjonsmiddel for huden | |
| hand disinfectant | desinfeksjonsmiddel for hender | |
| swab | bomulssdott | |
| cellulose swab | cellstoffdott | |
| scissors | saks | |
| blade, scalpel | skapelblad | |
| sticking plaster | plaster | |
| tape | tape | |
| Tweezers (surgical) | kirurgisk pinsett | |
| Tweezers (anatomical) | anatomisk pinsett | |
| lubricant | smøremiddel | |
| Medication | Legemidler | |
| pill, tablet | pille / tablett | |
| capsule | kapsel | |
| drops | dråpe | |
| ointment | salve | |
| lotion | lotion | |
| suppository | stikkpille | |
| drug chart | medikamentliste / medisnark | |
| prescription | foreskriving / resept | |
| At the bedside | Ved sengen | |
| clinical thermometer | termometer | |
| oxymeter ('sats') | pulsoksymeter | |
| observations chart | kurve | |
| crutch | krykke | |
| plaster cast | gips | |
| bedpan | bekken | |
| urine bottle | urinflaske | |
| stretcher | båre | |
| examination table | undersøkelsesbenk | |
| walking frame/ walker rollator | gåvogn | |
| urine bag | urinpose | |
| wheelchair | rullestol |
| ward/unit | Post/ enhet | |
| ward round | Visitt | |
| doctors' office | Legekontor | |
| sister's office/nurses' room | Vaktrom | |
| examination room | Undersøkelsesrom | |
| admissions (of a hospital) | Henvisning | |
| ambulance | Ambulanse/ sykebil | |
| emergency room (ER) | Akuttmottak/ akuttrom | |
| first aid | Førstehjelp | |
| intensive care unit (ICU) | Intensivavdeling | |
| diagnostics department | Radiologisk (røntgen) avdeling | |
| X-ray | Røntgen | |
| Echo | Ekkokardiografi | |
| MRI | MR | |
| CT | CT | |
| radiology department | Radiologisk avdeling | |
| laboratory/lab | Laboratorium | |
| operating room (OR) | Operasjonsstue | |
| outpatient clinic - to send a patient to the outpatient clinic | Poliklinikk | |
| clinic | Klinikk/ avdeling | |
| delivery room | Fødestue | |
| pathology | Patologi | |
| pharmacy (U.S.)/chemists (U.K.) | Apotek | |
| patient's chart / previous history | Anamnese/ sykehistorie | |
| to work a shift, to be on call | Å jobbe en vakt, å ha vakt |
| General | ||
| ward round | Visitt | |
| doctors' office | Legekontor | |
| to work a shift/nights | Arbeide et skift/ nattevakt | |
| to be on call | Ha vakt | |
| General Practitioner / surgery | Allmennpraktiker (fastlege) | |
| appointment | Avtale/ time | |
| Phones & Bleeps | Telefon og calling | |
| switchboard | Sentralbord | |
| extension | Internummer | |
| cardiac arrest call | Stans alarm / calling | |
| Useful expressions | Nyttig uttrykk | |
| Cardiac arrest on ward 1 | Hjertestans på post 1 | |
| Could you bleep Dr. X? | Kan du kalle opp/ calle Dr X? | |
| He’s on extension 123 | Han er på internnummer 123 | |
| Paperwork | Kontrarbeid / papirarbeid | |
| [paperwork for history taking] | Anamneseopptak | |
| clinic letter | Brev fra legen | |
| consent form | Samtykkeskjema | |
| discharge summary | Epikrise | |
| drugs to take home | Resept | |
| follow-up appointment | Kontrolltime | |
| request forms (for investigations) | Prøveskjema (oftest digital/ nettbasert) | |
| results | Resultater | |
| death certificate | Dødserklæring | |
| Useful expressions | Nyttige uttrykk | |
| I’m going to write in the notes | Jeg skriver i journalen. | |
| To do a discharge summary | Å skrive et utskrivingsnotat eller epikrise. | |
| Write up the drugs to take home | Skrive respet på medisner til bruk hjemme. | |
| Arrange a follow-up/outpatients appointment | Avtale en kontrolltime. |
Note: The vocabulary tables are provided as 
Excel files. Each of them contains several spreadsheets according to the structure used on the website.
