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A patient describes having a fever, a runny nose, and sneezing. Which condition is the most likely diagnosis?
A patient describes having a fever, a runny nose, and sneezing. Which condition is the most likely diagnosis?
- Hay fever
- A rash
- The flu (correct)
- An allergy
The phrase 'My head is hurting' is more commonly used when consulting a doctor compared to 'My head hurts'.
The phrase 'My head is hurting' is more commonly used when consulting a doctor compared to 'My head hurts'.
False (B)
What is the term for the paper a doctor provides that lists the medicine a patient needs?
What is the term for the paper a doctor provides that lists the medicine a patient needs?
Prescription
A doctor's determination of a patient's medical condition is known as a ______.
A doctor's determination of a patient's medical condition is known as a ______.
Match the health descriptions with the corresponding terms:
Match the health descriptions with the corresponding terms:
Which of the following questions would a doctor most likely ask to understand a patient's condition?
Which of the following questions would a doctor most likely ask to understand a patient's condition?
Making an appointment with a doctor typically involves directly seeing the doctor without prior arrangement.
Making an appointment with a doctor typically involves directly seeing the doctor without prior arrangement.
What term describes a family doctor who is typically consulted for common health issues?
What term describes a family doctor who is typically consulted for common health issues?
When someone has a bad reaction to pollen, resulting in symptoms such as red eyes and a runny nose, they are likely experiencing ______.
When someone has a bad reaction to pollen, resulting in symptoms such as red eyes and a runny nose, they are likely experiencing ______.
Which phrase describes a general feeling of sickness, indicating that someone does not feel their usual, healthy self?
Which phrase describes a general feeling of sickness, indicating that someone does not feel their usual, healthy self?
Flashcards
Make an appointment
Make an appointment
To arrange a specific date and time to see a doctor or other professional.
Symptoms
Symptoms
Feelings of illness or discomfort caused by a health problem.
Diagnosis
Diagnosis
The medical name of your problem, given by a doctor.
Allergic
Allergic
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To Cough
To Cough
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Dizzy
Dizzy
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Flu (Influenza)
Flu (Influenza)
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To Sneeze
To Sneeze
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General Practitioner (G.P.)
General Practitioner (G.P.)
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Prescription
Prescription
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Study Notes
- Looking after your health is very important.
- When unwell, seeing a doctor is necessary.
Making an Appointment
- Doctors are usually busy, so appointments are required.
- Appointments involve contacting the doctor's clinic, usually via call or visit.
- The receptionist will arrange a date and time for the appointment.
- An example request is, "Good morning. I'd like to make an appointment to see the doctor today."
- A possible reply: "The doctor is busy this morning, but he is free this afternoon. Is 2 o'clock OK?"
Describing Symptoms
- Doctors might ask "What's wrong?", "What's the problem?", or "What are your symptoms?"
- Symptoms are feelings of illness or discomfort caused by a health problem.
- With the flu, symptoms include a fever, a runny nose, and coughing.
- The doctor might also ask, "When did the symptoms start?"
Diagnosis
- A diagnosis occurs when a doctor provides the medical name of health problem.
- If the symptoms are a fever, a runny nose, and sneezing, the doctor might diagnose the flu.
Talking About Health Problems
- "I have been coughing a lot these days / recently / for the last few days / since yesterday" uses the present perfect continuous tense.
- "I have a cough" uses the present simple tense.
- The present perfect continuous indicates something started in the past and continues now, using the structure "I have been + -ing verb."
- Examples include: "I have been sneezing," "My head has been hurting," "I have been having headaches," "I have been feeling tired," "I haven't been sleeping well."
- The present simple focuses on the present situation.
- It's more common to use the present simple, such as "My head hurts," rather than "My head is hurting."
Health Vocabulary
- Allergic: Having a bad reaction to animals, dust, foods, or plants, with symptoms like red eyes, runny nose, and sneezing.
- Cough: To force air out of the lungs, making a loud noise.
- Dizzy: The feeling that everything around you is spinning.
- Flu (Influenza): A strong cold caused by a virus, with symptoms like fever, headache, runny nose, and sneezing.
- Hay fever: An allergy to plants and pollen, causing red eyes, a runny nose, and sneezing.
- Rash: Uncomfortable, itchy, red spots on the skin, often a skin condition
- Rundown/Under the Weather: General feelings of sickness; "rundown" often relates to an unhealthy lifestyle.
- Sneeze: An uncontrollable rush of air from the nose and mouth.
- General Practitioner (G. P.): A family doctor for common health issues.
- Prescription: A doctor's note with the medicine needed.
- Patient: A sick person in a hospital or visiting the doctor.
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