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Preface
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Exercises
Unit 1: Medical education and practice
Exercise 1: Professional statements
Exercise 2: (Para-)medical job titles
Exercise 3: Medical education
Exercise 4: Medical specialists
Exercise 5: (Para-)medical skills in job ads
Unit 2: Patient intake
Exercise 1: Making a doctor’s appointment
Exercise 2: Welcoming the patient
Exercise 3: A doctor’s visit from the patient’s point of view
Exercise 4: Patient admission
Exercise 5: The patient encounter
Exercise 6: Patient-doctor communication
Exercise 7: Taking a history
Exercise 8: Describing pain
Exercise 9: Role-play
Unit 3: Human anatomy
Exercise 1: Introduction
Exercise 2: The nervous system
Exercise 3: The respiratory system
Exercise 4: The cardiovascular system
Exercise 5: The gastrointestinal system
Exercise 6: The urinary system
Exercise 7: The reproductive system
Exercise 8: The teeth
Exercise 9: The musculoskeletal system
Exercise 10: The sense organs
Unit 4: Examining a patient
Exercise 1: Giving instructions
Exercise 2: Reassuring a patient
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Exercise 3: Explaining a procedure
Exercise 4: Discussing medical tests
Unit 5: Diagnosis and treatment
Exercise 1: Making a diagnosis
Exercise 2: Giving a prognosis
Exercise 3: Treatment
Exercise 4: Medication
Exercise 5: Medical procedures and equipment
Exercise 6: Ethical dilemmas
Unit 6: Prevention and screening
Exercise 1: Social history and lifestyle
Exercise 2: Prevention and immunization
Exercise 3: Infections
Exercise 4: Final presentation and argumentation
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Reference section
1. Medical education and practice
1.1.
Medical education
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Medical practice
1. Doctor and physician
2. General practice and primary care
3. Specialists
4. Clinic vs. hospital
5. Nursing
6. Mental health
2. Human anatomy
2.1.
General anatomy
1. The head
2. The human body
2.2. The respiratory system
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The cardiovascular system
2.4. The gastrointestinal system
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The musculoskeletal system
1. The muscles
2. The bones
3. The joints
2.6. Reproductive and urinary systems
1. Female
2. Male
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The sense organs
1. The eye
2. The nose
3. The ear
4. The skin
5. The tongue and the oral cavity
2.8. The teeth
1. Teeth
2. Section of a molar tooth
3. Disorders, symptoms and treatment
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Disorders and symptoms in general
1. Disease, illness, disorder
2. To develop a disease
3. To exhibit symptoms
4. To run a fever
5. To become infected
6. To feel pain
7. To die
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Disorders and symptoms associated with specialities
1. Neurology
2. Otolaryngology or ENT (ears, nose and throat)
3. Pulmonology
4. Cardiology and haematology
5. Gastroenterology
6. Dietetics and nutrition
7. Orthopaedics and physiotherapy
8. Nephrology
9. Obstetrics, gynaecology and maternity
10. Dermatology
11. Ophthalmology
12. Surgery
13. Oncology
14. Paediatrics
15. Mental health
16. Accident and Emergency
17. Dentistry
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Treatment
1. Discussing treatment
2. Medical dressings and supports
3. Medication
4. Alternative medicine
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4. Communication skills
4.1.
Communicating with patients
1. A patient-centred approach to communication
2. Welcoming a patient
3. Taking a medical history
4. Involving the patient when gathering information
5. Dealing with sensitive issues
6. Examining and reassuring
7. Giving a diagnosis
8. Describing cause and effect
9. Explaining medical terminology
10. Breaking bad news
11. Planning treatment
12. Closing the interview
4.2. Communicating with colleagues
1. Expressing opinion
2. Writing a referral letter
5. Language focus
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Spelling
1. British and American spelling
2. Latin and Greek words in medical English
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Pronunciation
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Language functions
1. Expressing obligation and advice
2. Describing location
3. Using do for emphasis and confirmation
4. Degrees of certainty
5. Linking expressions
5.4. Grammar
1. Adjective vs. adverb
2. Conditional sentences
3. Passive
4. Relative clauses
5. Tenses
6. Appendix: common medical abbreviations
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Endnotes
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To read more, to know more
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