2006年VOA标准英语-Preventing Deep-Vein Thrombosis

By Pat Harris
Washington, DC
10 March 2006
 
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The third annual Deep-Vein¹ Thrombosis Awareness² month kicked off on March 7, 2006.  This year New York City, Washington, D.C. and Miami, Florida hosted events to bring together people affected³ by DVT-Pulmonary Embolism.  VOA's Pat Harris reports.

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Deep Vein Thrombosis affects about two million people in the United States every year.  It occurs when a blood clot⁴ forms in one of your large veins⁵, usually in your lower limbs, partially⁶ or completely blocking circulation.

Melanie Bloom led New York City's kick-off for the Third Annual Coalition⁷ to Prevent DVT.  She is the widow of David Bloom, an NBC television correspondent who died in 2003 from complications related to DVT while covering the war in Iraq.

In Washington, D.C., the cheerleaders of the Washington Redskins football team began the kick-off events for DVT.

Dr. Craig Kessler  
  
Dr. Craig Kessler at the Georgetown University Medical Center explains how serious DVT can be. "Deep Vein-Thrombosis is an under-appreciated disease that occurs in over two-million people annually⁸ in the United States, and it's associated with the deaths of over-200 thousand people in the United States every year.  That's actually more than the death rate of breast cancer and AIDS combined in our country."

Lizzy O'Hara   
  
Lizzy O'Hara discovered she had DVT about 5 years ago. "I was on a run about five years ago at the beach and I noticed a very bad pain in my left knee.  I thought I'd pulled a muscle, gave it some rest and realized later that it was a DVT."

Dr. Kessler said there are several symptoms to watch for if you think you have DVT. "The symptoms of DVT are typically swelling⁹ of one leg verses the other, redness, soreness, difficulty with pain on walking, and unfortunately 50 percent of DVT is asymptomatic (producing no symptoms)."

Research shows there are several risk factors for DVT. 

Lizzy O'Hara says she takes extra precautions by wearing compression stockings and taking aspirin¹⁰ daily. "I was on blood thinners for a significant amount of time and today I continue taking aspirin which is also a blood thinner."

There are few warning signs of DVT.  Dr. Kessler advises speaking to a physician right away if you think you are at risk. "I think the important thing is to seek medical attention.  Speak to your physician; let your physician know what your symptoms are.  The physician can then examine you, and then perform the radiology test, the X-ray test that are necessary to establish the diagnosis¹¹."

Recognizing signs and symptoms of DVT will help reduce its risks before it occurs.

The DVT event in Washington ended with the Redskin cheerleaders performing one of their routines, called a kick-line.

1 vein   

n.血管，静脉；叶脉，纹理；情绪；vt.使成脉络

参考例句：

• The girl is not in the vein for singing today.那女孩今天没有心情唱歌。
• The doctor injects glucose into the patient's vein.医生把葡萄糖注射入病人的静脉。

2 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。

3 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

4 clot   

n.凝块；v.使凝成块

参考例句：

• Platelets are one of the components required to make blood clot.血小板是血液凝固的必须成分之一。
• The patient's blood refused to clot.病人的血液无法凝结。

5 veins   

n.纹理；矿脉( vein的名词复数 )；静脉；叶脉；纹理

参考例句：

• The blood flows from the capillaries back into the veins. 血从毛细血管流回静脉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I felt a pleasant glow in all my veins from the wine. 喝过酒后我浑身的血都热烘烘的，感到很舒服。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 partially   

adv.部分地，从某些方面讲

参考例句：

• The door was partially concealed by the drapes.门有一部分被门帘遮住了。
• The police managed to restore calm and the curfew was partially lifted.警方设法恢复了平静，宵禁部分解除。

7 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

8 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

9 swelling   

n.肿胀

参考例句：

• Use ice to reduce the swelling. 用冰敷消肿。
• There is a marked swelling of the lymph nodes. 淋巴结处有明显的肿块。

10 aspirin   

n.阿司匹林

参考例句：

• The aspirin seems to quiet the headache.阿司匹林似乎使头痛减轻了。
• She went into a chemist's and bought some aspirin.她进了一家药店，买了些阿司匹林。

11 diagnosis   

n.诊断，诊断结果，调查分析，判断

参考例句：

• His symptoms gave no obvious pointer to a possible diagnosis.他的症状无法作出明确的诊断。
• The engineer made a complete diagnosis of the bridge's collapse.工程师对桥的倒塌做一次彻底的调查分析。