General Medical Knowledge

• The notes cover general medical knowledge, passive and active voice, common medical conditions, and fill-in-the-blank questions.

General Practice 1

• The patient arrived at 9:30 last night.
• The presentation will finish at about 4 o'clock.
• Acute pharyngitis is caused by a viral infection.
• The treatment prolonged her life by three years.
• The person woke up 3 times by the cough last night.
• Malaria life cycle was discovered in 1902.
• An epidural took away the pain completely.
• The patient was admitted for the surgery.
• Patients with possible heart failure are sent for an examination called ECG.
• Diuretics are often prescribed to reduce accumulation of fluid.
• The patient showed a history of previous attacks.
• She was hungry because she vomited all the food.
• The paramedic comforted the injured patient until the ambulance arrived.
• She suffered the heart attack when she was driving.
• Air is expelled from the lungs when a person breathes out.
• What were you doing When you broke your leg?
• The tissue was examined under the microscope.
• The nurse noticed a rise in the patient’s pulse rate.
• In the liver, some of the food molecules are stored for later use.
• The patient’s signs indicated that his condition was better.
• She wasn’t concentrating while she was driving.
• When he was walking, the dog attacked him.
• The ambulance wasn't called because it wasn’t necessary.
• The doctor examined the boy's throat.
• The patient was given a general anesthetic for the operation last week.
• He was allowed to watch the operation by the consultant last week.
• Mr. Bloonfield suffered from shortness of breath and wheezing three weeks ago.
• Mr. Andres was discharged after 1 week.
• A minor cut will heal faster if it is left without a bandage.
• The paramedic is unavailable and is responding to an emergency.
• 50% of viral infection may have a viral infection.
• 25% is hereditary and is unlikely to be hereditary.
• 75% is viral infection and is likely to be.
• The test came back negative and it can't be meningitis.
• 50% of an infection might have infected the son.
• The patient was awake all night and worried about his condition.
• She was sure she gave him painkillers before she moved him.
• The patient came to hospital because she suffered chest pains and breathlessness.
• She was diagnosed with cardiac failure and was admitted to ICU.
• Antibiotics didn’t cope with the infection and within three days, he was on another course.

Passive-Active Form

• The nurse noticed a rise in the patient’s pulse rate.
• The tissue was examined under the microscope.
• The midwife delivered the twins.
• The doctor gave me an unpleasant mixture to drink.
• The cause of this outbreak of dysentery was identified.
• A thermometer measures temperature.
• A minor cut heals faster if it is left without a bandage.
• She was bitten by an insect last night.
• The patient’s leg needs to be amputated below the knee.
• They froze my toe to remove the nail.
• The treatment prolonged her life for 3 years.
• The patient showed a history of previous attacks.
• The malaria life cycle was discovered in 1902.
• The patient was given a general anesthetic.
• Diuretics are often prescribed to reduce the accumulation of fluid.
• In the liver, some food molecules are stored for later use.
• The liver stores some of food molecules for later use.
• The patient’s signs are checked each hour until he gets better.
• Your mother’s memory gets worse as she gets older.
• The embryo developed quite normally in spite of the mother’s illness.