Table 5.
Excerpt 4 A well-managed chain of question^answer and information^acknowledgment exchanges
| Turn | Speaker | Talk | Turn-taking activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 283. | CKD-P7: | But so you can’t do a transplant after you’ve started dialysis, is it? | Patient (Pt) asks question (q) 1 |
| 284. | Doc2: | No, I’ve not been clear. So you can do it after you’ve started dialysis. What I had meant to get across is that you cannot have a transplant before dialysis unless somebody has come along to give you a kidney. | Doctor (D) answers q1 but then gives further clarifying information |
| 285. | CKD-P7: | Oh, okay, okay. | Pt acknowledges information |
| 286. | Doc2: | So if no one in your family and friends is giving you a kidney, then we have to start you on dialysis. | D gives further clarifying information to q1 |
| 287. | CKD-P7: | And then wait? | Pt asks q2 |
| 288. | Doc2: | And then activate you on the transplant waiting list. | D answers q2 |
| 289. | CKD-P7: | Yep, okay. | Pt confirms understanding |
| 290. | Doc2: | And then you might, if you’re really lucky, get a kidney the next day. | D gives further clarifying information to q2 |
| 291. | CKD-P7: | Yeah. | Pt acknowledges information |
| 292. | Doc2: | But more likely, you’ll wait, you know, three years. | D gives further clarifying information to q2 |
| 293. | CKD-P7: | Yep, and continue with dialysis until then? | Pt asks q3 |
| 294. | Doc2: | Yep. | D answers q3 |
| 295. | CKD-P7: | Yeah. Okay, all clear […]. | Pt confirms understanding |