Answer the following questions

Information for outpatients

Exercises

5.1 Complete the table. Form the nouns from verbs. Put a stress mark in front of the stressed syllable in each word.

The first one has been done for you.

Verb	Noun
ad'mit	ad'mission
assess
discharge
operate
refer
treat
examine
introduce
complete
appoint

5.2 Make word combinations using a word from each box.

acutely		unit
assessment		letter
on		list
referral		duty
waiting royal		infirmary ill

5.3 What is the disease or illness being described in each case?

a)A slow, progressive disorder of elderly people, it affects the parts of the brain which control movement. The symptoms are trembling of the limbs, a shuffling walk and difficulty with speaking.

b)A disorder of the nervous system in which there are convulsions and loss of consciousness due to disordered discharge of cerebral neurons. The patient may lose consciousness and fall to the ground in convulsions in its more severe form.

5.4 Write a description, in English, of a disease or illness and see if your partner can recognize it…

5.5 Which hospital departments would be most appropriate for the following patients?

1 a woman in diabetic coma

2 a patient who has just had a radical prostatectomy

3 a patient who is to have a skin lesion removed

4 a man with a foreign body in his eye

5 a woman with a threatened abortion

5.6 Complete the extract from aninformation leaflet for patients.

When you arrive at the (1).............................., please tell the receptionist to check your details, and direct you to the waiting area. The length of your visit will depend on the (2)................................you're going to have. You may need to have some (3)................................................, such as an X-ray, which could mean going to another(4)..................................Or you may be (5)..................................to other professionals, such as physiotherapist or dietician. You may need to revisit the clinic. If staff at the clinic wants to see you again, another appointment will be organized for you. If you need to be

(6)...............................to hospital for more treatment, either as an inpatient or for (7).............................surgery, you will be told when this is likely to happen.

If you do not need further treatment you will be (8)............................to your GP's care.

5.7 Answer questions.

1. What are the ways of admission to a hospital in your country? How do hospitals in your country organize admissions?, How would you explain that procedure to a colleague from another country?

1. What kinds of burns do you know?

2. What serum should be administered in case of trauma?

3. What should one do to arrest bleeding?

4. Is the immobilization of extremities necessary in case of fractures?

5. Should you move a person in case of brain contusion?

6. Can you make first aid? Which of you has taken a first aid course?

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