Lesson SevenAn Open Mind Leads to a Wider Road (I).doc

Lesson Seven An Open Mind Leads to a Wider Road (I) 使用輪椅的小狗 I. Context The rain drops have filled the sky for two days; at last they let the warmth of the sun in this morning. Birds are chirping and singing as if they are rushing us to take the inpatient dogs out for some sunshine. After the rain, the sky looks bluer than usual; the inpatient dogs going out for a walk are quite happy and seemingly recover from serious illness. However, a beautiful day like this often means more outpatients or accident cases. Dr. Lin has just finished an operation of a dog’s pyometra; as soon as he is walking out of the surgery room, he receives a phone call from the front desk informing him a new case. Then he saw a panic lady holding a frightened dog walking in. 情境說明: 情境說明: 被雨滴佔據了兩天的天空，今早終於肯讓給太陽散發熱情，小鳥吱吱喳喳像是催促著我們趕快帶住院狗出來曬太陽；雨後的天空總是特別藍，外出散步的住院犬像是已大病痊癒般的開心；然而，美好一天的開始常帶來特多的門診量或是意外的病例。林醫師正剛完成一隻狗的子宮蓄膿手術，走出手術房，隨即接到有病例的內線電話通知，接著進入眼簾的是一位小姐神情慌張，懷裡抱著一隻神情驚恐的狗走進來。 Dialogue: Lin: Are you Ms. Chen? This is your registration card. Let’s weigh the dog first, shall we? Chen:　 Ok. Lin: It’s 13.2 kg. Let the dog lie on the examination table. Now can you tell me, what had happened to this dog? Chen: It was hit by my car when it ran into the driveway in a sudden at midnight yesterday! It cried for a few seconds, then it could not stand up. Please help and save him! Lin: First, let me take its rectal temperature, pulse, and breathing rate. Next I will examine its physical condition. Chen: Thanks, doctor. Lin: Well, Ms. Chen, what did you say his name again? Age? Did you refer him from another hospital? Chen: Well, doctor, he is a stray dog, so I know nothing about its background information, but I would like to name him NN. Lin: Ok, we will need to do some physical examination. By the way, did you see him urinate? Did you let any doctor examine him? Chen: Not yet. Lin: The temperature is 39.3 degree Celsius, pulse 132, and breathing rate 64. Chen: Yes. Li