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No. 145

Traditional Chinese medicine

For glomus in the heart with all types of counterflow and suspension pain in the heart, Gui Zhi Sheng Jiang Zhi Shi Tang (Cinnamon Twig, Fresh Ginger, and Unripe Bitter Orange Decoction) governs.

心中痞，诸逆心悬痛，桂枝生姜枳实汤主之。

Medical Story Show

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没有病灶 我们不能确定

Without the lesions, we can't be sure.

如果是的话

Well, if it is

三周内从 0 升到 60

it's gone from zero to 60 in three weeks

说明是急性进展型多发性硬化症

which would indicate rapidly progressive M.S.

不是那个病患只需坐轮椅还能拿着气球

Not the fun M.S. with the balloons and

坐自行车出游的温和的多发性硬化症

the bike rides for cripples in wheelchairs.

我们应该等到 现在开始进行治疗

We should wait until Start treating him now

说不定他还能多活个 5 年

maybe he can walk for another couple of years

2 年内还能正常行走

maybe live for another five.

去通知家属 我要回家了

Break it to the family. I'm going home.

确诊的话需要几个月 的时间

It'll take months for a definitive diagnosis.

那我会怎么样

What'll happen to me?

多发性硬化症是种极其多变的疾病

M.S. is an incredibly variable disease.

即使确诊了

If it is M.S.

我们也不能百分百肯定

and we're not a hundred percent sure.

你觉得会出现什么症状

What do you think is gonna happen?

有一些治疗方案可以控制病发

There are some medications to manage the symptoms

不过随着病情恶化 问题会逐渐严重

but as the disease progresses, the problems will become more severe.

排泄功能障碍

Bowel and bladder dysfunction

失去认知能力 疼痛

loss of cognitive function, pain

所以会很疼了

So it's gonna hurt?

大脑就像一团电线

The brain's like a big jumble of wires.

多发性硬化症使之失去绝缘层 神经死亡

M.S. strips them of the insulation, and the nerves die.

大脑认知为疼痛

Brain interprets it as pain.

疗程开始时

But by starting treatment

我们会尽量避免这种情况发生

we're gonna prevent that for as long as possible.

我们在咨询一些专家

We're looking into a couple of specialists

在一切准备就绪之前

and until we get you squared away

你留在这里 好吗

you'll stay here, okay?

保安检查了 医院所有外围监控录像

Security checked the videotapes from all perimeter cameras.

他一定还在医院里面 奇斯呢

He's still gotta be in the hospital. Where's Chase?

在主层 你去食堂和董事办公区方向找

Main floor. Okay. You take the cafeteria and administration.

我去研究部门那边找然后我会和你汇合

I'll hit the research annex and work my way back to you.

——From《House M.D》

重点词汇（Vocabulary）

1. bowel [ˈbaʊəl] n. 肠

2. bladder [ˈblædər] n. 膀胱

3. dysfunction [dɪsˈfʌŋkʃn] n. 机能障碍

4. insulation [ˌɪnsəˈleɪʃn] n. 隔热(或隔音、绝缘)材料

5. perimeter [pəˈrɪmɪtər] n. 边缘;周长

6. annex [əˈneks] n.附件

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