IV. Match the wounds/injuries on the left with the results on the right.

1. He hit his head on the door. a. It’s swollen.

2. He bruised his leg. b. He was beaten up quite badly.

3. He broke his leg. c. It’s very painful.

4. He cut his finger. d. He’s got a big bruise on it.

5. He burnt himself. e. It’s still bleeding.

6. He got into a fight. f. He won’t be able to walk for six weeks.

V. Match the medical specialists given in the brackets below with their descriptions.

1. ________ specializes in determining food and environmental allergies.

2. ________ specializes in pain prevention during surgery.

3. ________ is a heart specialist.

4. ________ is a tooth specialist.

5. ________ is a skin specialist.

6. ________ specializes in women’s needs.

7. ________ specializes in muscle relaxation.

8. ________ is a brain specialist.

9. ________ is a tumour specialist, including cancer.

10. ________ treats eye diseases.

11. ________ - specialist for babies and children.

12. ________ - specialist in mental health.

(Neurologist, cardiologist, psychiatrist, oncologist, allergist, pediatrician, dentist, gynecologist, massage therapist, anesthesiologist, dermatologist, ophthalmologist)

VI. Read and translate the text for supplementary reading. Entitle it. Discuss it with your fellow-students.

A person who is to go to hospital is first admitted to the reception ward. On admission the patient’s history is taken as part of clinical case-taking. Apart from the patient’s personal data (name, surname, address, age, place of employment, occupation, etc), the case history should contain the date of admission and discharge, complete physical examination and laboratory studies, the systemic classification of the common symptoms and signs, the diagnosis made by the doctor in charge as well as clinical notes. They include the description of the course of the disease with any changes in the symptoms and the condition of the patient, the medicines administered and the effect of the treatment. All these findings will compose the history of the present illness.

As soon as the patient is admitted to the in-patient department the ward doctor fills in the patient’s case history. It must include the information about the patient’s parents – if they are living or not. If they died, the doctor must know at what age and of what causes they died. The doctor must know if any of the family has ever been ill with tuberculosis or has had any mental or emotional impairment. This information composes the family history.

The patient’s medical history must include the information about the diseases the patient has suffered, about the operations he has undergone, about any traumas he has had. The patient’s blood group and his sensitivity to antibiotics must be determined and written down in the patient’s case history. These findings compose the past history.