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Understanding the patient

When a patient says the following, what does he/she mean? Circle the letter of the correct answer.

My last doctor put me on	6	I don't seem to be able to
antibiotics.		take anything in.
a) withdrew		a) eat
(b^)prescribed		b) drink
c) replaced		c) understand
d) recommended		d) feel
I've blacked out three times	7	1 sometimes bring up my
in the last week.		food.
a) defaecated		a) swallow
b) vomited		b) regurgitate
c) suffered neuralgia		c) cut up into smali pieces
d) fainted		d) have no appetite for
The rash on my skin seems	8	I walk to town and back and
to have cleared up.		then Tm flaked out.
a) become infected		a) cold
b) spread		b) suffering pain
c) disappeared		c) exhausted
d) got worse		d) breathless
I often nod off for just a few	9	She threw up several times
minutes.		during the night.
a) fali asleep		a) woke up
b) feel nauseous		b) defaecated
c) have a hot flush		c) experienced pain
d) feel tired		d) vomited
My sister passed away	10	My eye is all puffed up.
recently.		a) swollen
a) developed cancer		b) unable to see clearly
b) had an operation		c) discoloured
c)    had a leg amputated d)    died		d) itching

36 Section 4: Dealing wlth the patient

ć-\j Places in the hospital

Wh.....would you find the following in a hospital? Fili in the missing letters.

H till medical files, letters, and reports

ĄĄedicaL ?ecords

women having babies	_ A B O U _ _ A R _
■H Minieone having an operation	_ H E A T R _
M .pei Imens being analysed	_ABORATOR_
M palients who have just finished mulergoing surgery	_ECOVER_ _ R E _
H people moving between rooms and dopartments	_ O R R I D O _
10 sl.ilf and visitors eating	_ A N T E E _
HM people that have recently died	_ORTUAR_
HI sorlously iii people receiving specialist nurslng	_ N T E N S I V _ _ A R _
HO palients from accidents mid dlsasters _ C C 1 D E N _	& _MERGENC_
HU dnigs being dispensed	_HARMAC_
Hlored blood	_ L O O _ _ A N _

icople who have had a

leart attack    _ORONAR_ _AR_ _NI

1'l palients being moved between floors	_ I F _
HI elderly patients	_ E R I A T R I _ _ A R _

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