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Four weeks ago, a patient came to the emergency room (ER) complaining of severe chest pain, shortness of breath

(difficulty breathing), and a pain (, dolor, ) going down his arm. The physicians gave him an electrocardiogram (EKG, , ) and decided he was having a heart attack. They performed (=did) heart bypass surgery (, bypass coronario, ) immediately. Today, the patient is feeling much better. To help him avoid another heart attack, however, there are three things his doctor wants him to do. First, she says he needs to greatly decrease (, reducir, ) the amount of fat in his diet. Next, she told him he must absolutely give up smoking. And, finally, he needs to start taking special medication for his heart. Write wh- questions. 1. Four weeks ago, a 52-year-old man came to the ER. 2. He was experiencing* pain in his chest and arm. * , tener/sufrir, 3. They performed heart bypass surgery. 4. The patient is feeling much better now. 5. To avoid another heart attack, he will have to follow a low-fat diet, stop smoking, and take medication.

1. Four weeks ago, who came to the ER? Who came to the ER four weeks ago? 2. Where was he experiencing pain? In what parts of his body was he experiencing pain? What parts of his body was he experiencing pain in? 3. What kind of surgery did they perform? 4. How is the patient feeling now? 5. To avoid another heart attack, what will he have to do? What will he have to do to avoid another heart attack?

5041012 Roland Trego 10/19/2013 10:15 AM revised 10/19/2013 10:15 AM

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