25 Functions of the body HY ting You smelt I | j You rush tothe Youtvehungy: (IE simaders your Yourakea ie FYousatmor toilet, and get there | Yasreins | aneienson | oftiefeatte Pt | one ee resturant an wane et tse good and Be SUNT YO Noi all the the waiter brings F Your mouth you chew it and unpleasant. You food you've eaten, your food veers li allow i a Sone has fwitsativ. | naeous, | dicagred with HED 1 five senses In addition to smell and taste, the ( Ty ; r sieht 2 senses include sight (or vision), What is your horny like hearing, and touch (also called aes of smell sensation or feeling). To ask about | Is your sense of taste | oral? the senses, doctors use the questions: . Toask about the sense of touch, doctors talk about aostieas les ofan) lave you noticed any numbness. (in your fingers or toes)? Other functions * speak speech walking, walk ait breathing inhale / breathe in / take a breath in breath respiration _| exhale/ breathe out ui urinate urine micturition | micturate pass urine / pass water defecation | defecate | Facces pass faeces / pass stools stools menstruation | menstraate (menstrual) period have a period | (monthly) period When taking a history, doctors can ask: | a aa — When auscultating a patient's trouble | Walking? } tungs, the doctor tls the patients ‘iffcakey | Dreating? Do youhave any | problems | Passing urine? Take a deep breath in, hold with your speech? your breath, then breathe | out completely. pain when you breathe in? - [REED <= como fonctions ‘There are some things we do less often. When we are hot, we sweat. When we are nervous, we en we are sad, We cry. sweat i ceyee. | More than usual? 77 Bede J 6 Professicnal Engish Use Medicine4. 42 43 Match the symptoms (1-5) to the questions (a-e), using your medical knowledge. 1 dysuria ‘a. What is your breathing like? 2 dysphagia b Do you have any pain when you pass water? 3 diplopia € Do you have any difficulty with your speech? 4 dysphasia Do you have any trouble swallowing? 5 dyspnoea Is your vision normal? Patients are describing symptoms of the conditions shown in brackets. Complete the sentences, Look at C and D opposite to help you. 1 ve gor pain and cno-ns in both feet. (peripheral neuropathy) 2 I'm having difficulty. solid food. (oesophageal stricture) 3 [have a lot of problems (prostatic hypertrophy) 4 Ive been __-. More than usual, even when it’s not hot. (hyperthyroidism) 5 ve noticed that my hands when I'm not using chem. Parkinsonism) 6 [have trouble -.2-..nem--» When I climb the stairs. (left heart failure) ‘Complete the sentences. Look at A, B,C and D opposite 10 help you. oe When I eat solid food, I have to. (bite/chew) it for a long time before I can. (swallow/eat) it {Do you have any pain when you... Thave no... (tastefappetite) and Tve lose five kilos in the last few weeks. — Whe did you lase (havelpass) a period? The garden is full of flowers, but my... (sense/sensation) of smell has disappeared and I can’t enjoy the perfume. Take a deep. You think a patient may have diabetes. Think of five questions you can ask the patient to RnR ee tc Run Professonal English in Use Medicine 7