What medical problems might you have if...
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 598.
Complete the following table.
Look at the above mentioned statements. Which do you think the doctor said to each of the following patients?
What does the doctor or nurse use the following things for?
Match the diseases with their symptoms.
What would you say if the doctor asked you the following questions?
Do you have health insurance? Have you ever had any operations?
Are you taking any medication? Are you allergic to anything?
| 1. flu | swollen glands in front of ear, earache or pain on eating |
| 2. pneumonia | burning pain in abdomen, pain or nausea after eating |
| 3. rheumatism | rash starting on body, slightly raised temperature |
| 4. chickenpox | dry cough, high fever, chest pain, rapid breathing |
| 5. mumps | headache, aching muscles, fever, cough, sneezing |
| 6. an ulcer | swollen, painful joints, stiffness, limited movement |
Example: stethoscope for listening to a patient's chest.
| 1 thermometer | 2 scales | 3 tape measure | 4 scalpel |
| 1. Anne with bad sunburn. | 5. Jo who's broken her leg. |
| 2. John who's off to the Tropics. | 6. Paul with flu. |
| 3. Liz with a bad cough. | 7. Sam who needs his appendix out. |
| 4. Rose suffering from exhaustion. | 8. Alf who's sprained his wrist. |
| noun | adjective | verb |
| breathless | ||
| faint | ||
| shivery | ||
| dislocated | ||
| ache treatment | ||
| swollen |
| 1. you wear shoes that rub? | 7. you eat too fast? |
| 2. you smoke a lot? | 8. you play football? |
| 3. you go skiing? | 9. you stay too long in the sun? |
| 4. you eat food you're allergic to? | 10. you run unusually fast for a bus? |
| 5. you eat food that is bad? | 11. a mosquito bites you? |
| 6. you get wet on a cold day? | 12. you think you're ill all the time? |
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