1. DOCTOR- PATIENT TALK Prof. Teresita Rojas González
Prof. Cecilia Valdés Menéndez

2. Patient’s words
Bleeding
Fever / elevated temperature
Muscle pain
Loss of appetite
Tiredness
Chills
Medical terms
Haemorrhage
Pyrexia
Myalgia
Anorexia
Loss of energy
Rigors

3. Read the following patients’ complaints. Which
is the medical term a doctor may use in each
situation?
I’ve been feeling completely exhausted and fatigued lately.
Loss of energy.
The patient had loss of blood after the accident.
Haemorrhage/haemorrhagic
I’ve been off my food for days.
Anorexia/anorexic
The girl had a temperature all night.
Pyrexia/pyrexic
The patient reported episodes of chills.
Rigors

4. I feel very bad today, doctor What’s your trouble?
MEDICAL INTERVIEW
What can I do for you?
I feel very bad today, doctor
What’s your trouble?
I have a terrible headache.
When did it start?
Late last night.
How have you felt before?
Ok, I think, but a bit dizzy.

5. MEDICAL INTERVIEW
Have you ever had high blood
pressure?
Not that I know of.
Have you noticed any change in your
vision lately?
Yes, doc. I have blurred vision.
7. Have you ever been told that you suffer
from a serious condition?
No, never.
8. Do you have any other symptoms?
No, I don’t.

6. Grammar Focus: Present Perfect
HAVE, HAS + PARTICIPLE
Have you taken your medication?
She has taken her medication.
She hasn’t been to the doctor. I
HAVE
YOU WE
YOU HAVE
THEY HE
SHE HAS IT

7. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets to fill in the blanks:
She______ ________to the doctor recently. (be)
2. I _____ _______ many patients today. (see)
3. ______ they_______ the information requested? (give)
4. The nurse _______ _________her shift yet. (not finish)
5. Sue and I _____ _______ in different countries. (work)
6. Tom_____ already ________ to his family twice today. (speak)
has
been
have
seen
given
Have
has not
finished
have
worked
has
spoken

9. Doctor: Hello, Mr. Peters
Doctor: Hello, Mr. Peters. The blood test is normal and your heartbeats are quite in keeping with a man of your age…
Doctor: Hold on, now. Don’t get yourself all worked up.
Doctor: Cutting out salt in your diet will be the treatment you need…
Doctor:.. Let’s see how you get on with it…
Doctor: You don’t have to give up anything…

10. Match the words in column A with the corresponding meanings in column B:
___ to wait for something
requested
___ to be agitated, worried or
excited
___ to manage with reasonable
results
___ to abandon doing something
___ to desist from doing
something A
Cut out
Get on with
Worked up
Hold on
Give up 4 3 2 5 1

11. Complete the sentences with phrases from the list.
______, I’ll call the nurse.
Let’s see how you ______ with the new medication.
It is essential for you to _______ smoking.
You should ______ eating fast food.
There is no need to be __________ on problems.
Hold on
get on
give up
cut out
worked up
Get on, give up, worked up, cut out, hold on

12. Giving a diagnosis You are suffering from… You have developed…
Explaining management
I am going to start you on a …
You'll be given …
I expect you’ll have…
Giving advice
You should…
You need to …

13. Mark D, M, A whether the statements below are used to explain diagnosis, management or to give advice.
___ I’m going to start you on medication to lower you blood pressure.
2. ___ The doctor wants you to take things easy.
3. ___ It seems that you have a migraine crisis.
4. ___ I think you should cut down on salt.
5. ___ Your headaches are due to stress at work.
6. ___ You need to take the same dose 3 times a day. M A D A D M

14. Calm Worried Confused Relieved Anxious Nervous (Un)concerned
Words used to express feelings
Relaxed
Calm
Worried
Confused
Relieved
Anxious
Nervous
(Un)concerned

15. He is not relieved.
She is nervous about the test.
He is confused.
She is relaxed.

16. Fill in the blanks using words from the list to describe feelings
unconcerned- confused- relaxed- worried- nervous- calm
She seems very____________ after all.
2. I’m ________ about my health condition.
3. Don’t be ________, the test is not painful.
The patient is __________ with all the medications he
should take.
5. Keep _______, you’ll feel better soon.
6. Barry is _____________ about his lab results.
relaxed
worried
nervous
confused
calm
unconcerned