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As a result of
- She was admitted with … as a result of a complication following …

Along with
- On examination, cervical excitation was noted along with tenderness in the right fornix

Besides that
- The patient has smoked for 25 years. Besides that, he has Type 2 diabetes

Consequently
- The depth of periodontal was 3mm. Consequently, he has undergone extensive treatment

During
- During hospitalisation, his vital signs have been monitored

Despite
- Despite enjoying playing sport, he smokes and has a poor diet

For this reason


- He was overweight. For this reason, the patient was advised to do exercise

However
- The examination revealed … However, her temperature is within normal range

In terms of
- In terms of her medical history, she had a mild hypertension and …

In addition
- Regarding the medical history, Alfie had a history of… In addition, he is epileptic and…

It should be noted that


- It should be noted that the patient’s parents may have a problem with communicating in English

Therefore
- She was overweight. Therefore, she was advised to reduce weight and do exercise.

Contrast

Although
- Although her condition has improved, she is still very weak

But
- Her condition has improved, but she is still very week

Despite
- Despite the fact that there has been an improvement in her condition, she is still very week

However
- Her condition has improved. However, she is still very weak

Even though
- Even though her condition has improved, she is still very weak

Purpose clauses

In order to
- In order to reduce weight, a low fat diet has been recommended

So that
- A general anaesthetic was given so that the patient would not feel pain

In order to rule out


- In order to rule out ectopic pregnancy, I would appreciate your assessment
- Further investigation is required in order to rule out cancer

In order to alleviate
- In order to alleviate pain, the patient was prescribed paracetamol

Clauses of reason

For this reason


- There was evidence of … For this reason, an emergency caesarean was performed

Due to
- Due to low fat diet, the patient’s health improved
- Due to losing weight, the patient’s health improved
- Due to the fact that she was on a low fat diet, her health improved

Because of
- The patient’s health improved because of a low fat diet

Conjunctions

During
- During hospitalisation, the patient had surgery to remove a lesion on his lip

When
- When Mr M is discharged, he will need assistance with
Since
- Since being admitted 4 weeks ago, the patient has steadily improved and he is due to be
discharged today

At that time
- At that time, examination revealed lesions

Clauses of time

- Six months ago, he twisted …


- During the following months, he experienced …
- On review after three months…
- When…
- Currently

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