O Médico de Guarda
Um médico de urgência trata um doente cujos sintomas correspondem exactamente aos de um homem que morreu em 1987 com o mesmo nome.
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Story opening — Portuguese with English Translation
O Dr. Vasco Nogueira está de turno na urgência do Hospital de Santa Maria quando chega um doente às três da manhã. Homem, cinquenta e dois anos, nome: Manuel Rodrigues. Queixas: dores torácicas, tonturas, parestesias no braço esquerdo. O Dr. Vasco age com rapidez — pede electrocardiograma, análises e monitorização contínua.
Dr Vasco Nogueira is on night shift in the emergency department of Hospital de Santa Maria when a patient arrives at three in the morning. Male, fifty-two years old, name: Manuel Rodrigues. Complaints: chest pain, dizziness, paraesthesia in the left arm. Dr Vasco acts quickly — he orders an electrocardiogram, tests and continuous monitoring.
Enquanto espera pelos resultados, o Dr. Vasco abre o processo informático do doente. O sistema indica que já existe um histórico para o nome "Manuel Rodrigues" com o mesmo número de contribuinte parcial. Clica. Abre-se um processo de 1987. Diagnóstico: enfarte agudo do miocárdio. Sintomas: dores torácicas, tonturas, parestesias no braço esquerdo. Resultado: óbito.
While waiting for the results, Dr Vasco opens the patient's electronic file. The system indicates that a history already exists for the name "Manuel Rodrigues" with the same partial tax number. He clicks. A file from 1987 opens. Diagnosis: acute myocardial infarction. Symptoms: chest pain, dizziness, paraesthesia in the left arm. Outcome: death.
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Vocabulary Glossary
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| médico | doctor |
| de guarda | on duty / on call |
| turno | shift |
| urgência | emergency room / A&E |
| hospital | hospital |
| chega | arrives (3rd person singular present of chegar) |
| chegar | to arrive |
| doente | patient; sick person |
| três | three |
| manhã | morning |
| homem | man |
| cinquenta e dois | fifty-two |
| anos | years; years old |
| nome | name |
| queixas | complaints (medical) |
| dores | pains |
| torácicas | thoracic / chest (adj., fem. pl.) |
| tonturas | dizziness; dizzy spells |
| parestesia | paraesthesia (tingling/numbness) |
| parestesias | paraesthesias (plural) |
| braço | arm |
| esquerdo | left (adj.) |
| age | acts (3rd person singular present of agir) |
| agir | to act |
| rapidez | speed; quickness |
| pede | requests / orders (3rd person singular present of pedir) |
| pedir | to ask for; to request |
| electrocardiograma | electrocardiogram |
| análises | tests; analyses (medical) |
| monitorização | monitoring |
| contínua | continuous (adj., fem.) |
| sistema | system |
| indica | indicates (3rd person singular present of indicar) |
| indicar | to indicate |
| historial | history; record (medical) |
| já | already |
| existe | exists (3rd person singular present of existir) |
| existir | to exist |
| mesmo | same; very; -self |
| parcial | partial |
| número | number |
| contribuinte | taxpayer; tax number holder |
| clica | clicks (3rd person singular present of clicar) |
| ficheiro | file (digital/paper) |
| abre | opens (3rd person singular present of abrir) |
| abrir | to open |
| diagnóstico | diagnosis |
| enfarte agudo do miocárdio | acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) |
| sintomas | symptoms |
| dor | pain |
| desfecho | outcome; result |
| morte | death |
| fecha | closes (3rd person singular present of fechar) |
| fechar | to close |
| outra vez | again |
| ilusão | illusion |
| dados | data; details |
| parcialmente | partially |
| coincidentes | matching; coincident (adj. pl.) |
| deu entrada | was admitted (idiomatic, hospital context) |
| morreu | died (3rd person singular preterite of morrer) |
| morrer | to die |
| olha | looks (3rd person singular present of olhar) |
| olhar | to look |
| cama | bed |
| está | is (3rd person singular present of estar) |
| estar | to be (state/condition) |
| vivo | alive (adj.) |
| monitores | monitors (noun, pl.) |
| biperem | beeping (infinitive pessoal of bipar, 3rd person plural) |
| regularidade | regularity |
| olhos | eyes |
| fechados | closed (adj., masc. pl.) |
| enfermeira | nurse (female) |
| entra | enters (3rd person singular present of entrar) |
| entrar | to enter |
| resultados | results |
| confirma | confirms (3rd person singular present of confirmar) |
| confirmar | to confirm |
| isquemia | ischaemia |
| enquanto | while; whereas |
| tratam | treat (3rd person plural present of tratar) |
| tratar | to treat |
| encontra | finds (3rd person singular present of encontrar) |
| encontrar | to find |
| tempo | time |
| fazer | to do; to make |
| pesquisa | search; research |
| rápida | quick; fast (adj., fem.) |
| tinha | had (3rd person singular imperfect of ter) |
| ter | to have |
| pai | father |
| hoje | today |
| condição | condition |
| cardíaca | cardiac; heart (adj., fem.) |
| hereditário | hereditary |
| hereditária | hereditary (adj., fem.) |
| síndrome de Brugada | Brugada syndrome (hereditary cardiac condition) |
| predisposição | predisposition |
| familiar | familial; family (adj.) |
| estabiliza | stabilises (3rd person singular present of estabilizar) |
| estabilizar | to stabilise |
| contacta | contacts (3rd person singular present of contactar) |
| contactar | to contact |
| cardiologia | cardiology |
| espera | waits (3rd person singular present of esperar) |
| esperar | to wait; to hope |
| especialista | specialist |
| escreve | writes (3rd person singular present of escrever) |
| escrever | to write |
| nota | note |
| processo | file; case record; process |
| antecedentes | history; background (medical) |
| familiares | family (adj. pl.); relatives |
| verificar | to check; to verify |
| história | history; story |
| paterna | paternal (adj., fem.) |
| depois | afterwards; then |
| senta-se | sits down (reflexive, 3rd person singular present of sentar-se) |
| sentar-se | to sit down |
| corredor | corridor; hallway |
| vazio | empty (adj.) |
| pensa | thinks (3rd person singular present of pensar) |
| pensar | to think |
| significa | means (3rd person singular present of significar) |
| significar | to mean |
| conjunto | set; group |
| colega | colleague |
| tratou | treated (3rd person singular preterite of tratar) |
| há | ago; there is/are |
| trinta e sete | thirty-seven |
| edifício | building |
| desta vez | this time |
| salvar | to save (a life) |
| medicina | medicine (the field) |
| linear | linear |
| conversa | conversation |
| entre | between; among |
| passado | past |
| presente | present |
| conduzida | conducted; led (past participle, fem. of conduzir) |
| conduzir | to conduct; to lead; to drive |
| pessoas | people; persons |
| muitas vezes | often; many times |
| sabem | know (3rd person plural present of saber) |
| saber | to know |
| estão | are (3rd person plural present of estar) |
| dialogar | to converse; to be in dialogue |
| doentes | patients (pl.) |
| chegam | arrive (3rd person plural present of chegar) |
| corpos | bodies |
| guardam | keep; store (3rd person plural present of guardar) |
| guardar | to keep; to store |
| memórias | memories |
| longas | long (adj., fem. pl.) |
| mais longas do que | longer than |
| próprias | own (adj., fem. pl.) |
| vidas | lives |
| às vezes | sometimes |
| responder | to answer; to respond |
| pergunta | question |
| outra | another; other (fem.) |
| pessoa | person |
| fez | did; made (3rd person singular preterite of fazer) |
| décadas | decades |
| descobre | discovers (3rd person singular present of descobrir) |
| descobrir | to discover; to find out |
| informático | computer; digital (adj.) |
| explicação | explanation |
| médica | medical (adj., fem.) |
| coincidência | coincidence |
| não | no; not |
| é | is (3rd person singular present of ser) |
| ser | to be (identity/essence) |
| neste | in this (contraction: em + este) |
| com | with |
| trataremos | we will treat (1st person plural future of tratar) |
| às três da manhã | at three in the morning |
| ainda | still; yet |
| então | then; so |
| assim | thus; like this |
| só | only; alone |
| bem | well |
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