Medical Signing Lesson 02

Facial expression: "Are you…?"

Facial expression: "Do you…?"

Facial expression: "WH" type questions. (Information seeking)

How do you sign the following phrase? "Ask me this."

"Ask me this" = ASK-to-me…

"Who is…?"

When the instructor or your signing partner make a statement such as “I need a blood sample,” you should respond accordingly with something like: OK / GOOD / FINE / ALRIGHT / “Do I have to?” / NO / LATER / OTHER OPTION? / what-FOR?

DOCTOR

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01. Who is your doctor? (YOUR DOCTOR, WHO?)

HOSPITAL

PREFER

WHICH?

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02. Which hospital do you prefer? (HOSPITAL YOU PREFER WHICH?)

STORE

BUY

RX = "prescription"

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03. Which pharmacy do you use 03. Which pharmacy do you use? (YOU STORE FOR BUY RX MEDICINE YOU PREFER WHICH STORE YOU?)

INSURANCE

04. Do you have insurance? (INSURANCE, YOU HAVE YOU?)

MEDICINE

PAST-(version: palm forward)

FEW

ASK-to

"A question"

“I have a few questions.” Example: "I ASK-to you, ASK-to-you"

Other example: I ASK-to you FEW QUESTION

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05. I need to ask you a few questions about your medical history 05. I need to ask you a few questions about your medical history. (YOUR MEDICINE PAST, I FEW QUESTIONS.)

HISTORY vs “your history” = YOUR PAST

NEED

CHECK-investigate

how-TALL-measure / height

WEIGH = weight = ton = pound (relies on context, can use "LB")

"scale" Example: WEIGH CL-LL

"get on scale" Example CL-LL CL-V: "get on scale"

"Would you mind. ” = “Do you mind. ” (eyebrows up) vs “I don’t mind "Would you mind?” = “Do you mind?” (eyebrows up) vs “I don’t mind.” (eyebrows down)

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06. Do you mind stepping on the scale 06. Do you mind stepping on the scale? I need to find out your height and weight. (I NEED CHECK YOU how-TALL-measure, WEIGH, YOU-MIND IT CL-LL: "scale" CL-V "stand on")

WAIT

2-MINUTES

BRING-to-here

WHEELCHAIR

OK?

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07. I'm going to go get you a wheelchair and I'll be back in two minutes okay? (YOU WAIT 2-MINUTES I GO BRING-to-here WHEELCHAIR FOR YOU, OK?)

PRIVATE = secret = confidential

SHARE

ROOMATE vs MATCH / COMBINE

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08. Do you prefer a private room or shared 08. Do you prefer a private room or shared? (YOU PREFER PRIVATE ROOM [bodyshift-or] SHARE ROOMMATE?)

"shared room" = ROOMMATE ROOM IT or ROOM SHARE IT

CURTAIN

"curtain in-between two people on separate beds"

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09. The shared room has a privacy curtain 09. The shared room has a privacy curtain. (ROOMMATE ROOM HAVE CURTAIN CL-4: "curtain between." CL-V/CL-V:_"two people on separate beds.")

VISIT

HOUR

CAN

4PM to 8PM

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10. Visiting hours are from 4 to 8 p. m 10. Visiting hours are from 4 to 8 p.m. (VISITOR CAN COME-to-here 4-AFTERNOON-to-NIGHT-8)

WANT

SUMMON = * get * call to come here * a "calling" (metaphysical)

NURSE

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11. Do you want me to get the nurse? (YOU WANT ME SUMMON NURSE YOU?)

RED

"if" = SUPPOSE

push-BUTTON

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12. If you need the nurse just push the red button 12. If you need the nurse just push the red button. (SUPPOSE YOU WANT NURSE COME-to-here, IT RED IT PUSH-[thumb])

"A corporation or company" = CO

SELL

“different people give to me repeatedly"

SOME = part

FREE SAFE INDEPENDENT LIBERAL

13. I have some free samples if you'd like 13. I have some free samples if you'd like. (COMPANY THEY SELL MEDICINE GIVE-to-me-[repeatedly] PILE OF. I GIVE-to-you SOME FREE YOU WANT YOU?)

"should" = NEED / "have to" / must / "ought to"

NOT

HUNGRY

"When you …" = HAPPEN (take an action)

"When do you…" = WHEN (the time of occurance)

SATISFY

take-PILL

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14. Don't take this on an empty stomach 14. Don't take this on an empty stomach. (THIS MEDICINE YOU SHOULD NOT HUNGRY HAPPEN YOU take-PILL. YOU SHOULD FOOD, SATISFY, take-PILL.)

"I need to take your…" = "I NEED CHECK…" or "I NEED let's-SEE…“ “I NEED BLOOD-DRAW”

TEMPERATURE

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15. I need to take your temperature. (I NEED CHECK YOUR TEMPERATURE)

"The" is often signed as INDEX-"IT"

CURTAIN

CL-1 = Classifier 1

CL-4 = Classifier 4

CLOTHES

CLOTHES-(take_off)

"smock" = DRESS

"put on" = [mime]

CL-1/CL-4: "Step behind the curtain"

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16. I need you to step behind the curtain and put on this examination smock. (IT CURTAIN? YOU NEED CL-1/CL-4 "person_move_behind" CLOTHES OFF, IT WHITE DRESS PUT-on.)

"Expose your buttock."

INJECTION-(locative)

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17. I need you to expose your buttock a bit for so I can administer a shot. (YOU-MIND CL: "pull down pants off of one buttock" FOR INJECTION.)

"roll-over" = CL-V: "roll over"

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18. I need you to roll over. (YOU-MIND? NEED ROLL-OVER.)

"sit up" = CL:55 (hands near chest) "lean body forward"

"sit up" = "CL-B / ICL-(instrument classifier) "reposition of body"

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19. I need you to sit up. (YOU-MIND YOU NEED SIT U-P 19. I need you to sit up. (YOU-MIND YOU NEED SIT U-P. MIME/gesture:"upper body leaning forward" CL-B "lean forward.")

"pill" is often spelled (P-I-L-L) "pill" is often shown as a noun form of "take-PILL"

"3 times" = THRICE

ONCE TWICE THRICE Seems to work up to "five times" after that use SIX TIME

"morning, noon, and evening"

"run out of" = DEPLETE

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20. You need to take those pills 3 times a day until you run out 20. You need to take those pills 3 times a day until you run out. (IT P-I-L-L NEED take-PILL THRICE DAILY MORNING AFTERNOON NIGHT DAILY CONTINUE RUN-OUT-OF)