Complete each of the following sentences with the 

letter of the correct answer:

a - bathe
b - illness
c - outpatient
d - disability
e - discharged
f - geriatrics
g - increase
h - administer
i - preventive
j - therapy

1.   is a field in medicine that focuses on the health of older people.

2. His   is not serious. = He is not seriously sick.

3. We will have to   you dosage. = You will have to take more medicine.

4. A   is something that may prevent you from functioning normally.

5. The nurse will   ( = give) the vaccine to Mrs. Williams.

6. One of the nurse's main duties is to   ( = wash) the patients.

7. None of the patients stay at the clinic. They only visit on an   basis.

8. We have to begin your   ( = treatment) as soon as possible.

9. These are   measures. ( = steps taken to make sure something doesn't happen)

10. That patient has been   from the hospital. (= allowed to go home)
1. Take these pills. They'll help __________________________ ( = diminish) the headaches.

   ease

   facilitate

   rectify

2. If someone asks you to __________________________ to your waist, it means they would like
you to take off all the clothes above your waist. ( = your shirt, blouse, etc.)

   strip down

   take off

   take down

3. What are some of the __________________________ of this medicine?

   sideways action

   side action

   side effects

4. I'm going to prescribe some __________________________ for you.

   pain-removers

   pain-killers

   pain-takers

5. If something is "sensitive __________________________", it hurts when you touch it.

   to contact

   to the touching

   to the touch

6. I've __________________________ since I was a little girl.

   had migraines

   had a migraine

   been migrated

7. __________________________. = Put your clothes on.

   Get dressed

   Get dressed up

   Get up

8. What's the opposite of the question above?

   Dress yourself

   Get down

   Get undressed
9. __________________________ when I touch it?

   Is it pain

   Does it hurt

   Is there anguish

10. Some physical symptoms are actually caused by __________________________ or stress.

   anxious

   anxiety

   nervous
Complete each of the following sentences with the letter of the correct answer:

a - veterinarian
b - supervise
c - oncology
d - routine (adj.)
e - monitor (v.)
f - facility
g - syringe
h - staff
i - rehabilitation
j - test

1. Dr. Brown will   ( = watch over) the procedure.

2. We have to do a blood  .

3. Nurse, get me a new  . I have to take this man's blood.

4. This is a   ( = normal, not serious) procedure.

5.   is the field of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.

6. We will have to   ( = pay close attention to) your blood pressure in the next couple of
days.

7. A   helps sick animals.

8. A   is something (like a hospital, or a health-care clinic) that is built or established to

serve a particular purpose.

9. His   ( = process of physical restoration) is going smoothly.

10. The   ( = workers) here are very nice.

1. We can __________________________ cancer. = It's definitely not cancer.

   rule up

   rule out

   rule in

2. Last year my grandfather was __________________________ with Alzheimer's.

   diagnosis

   made a diagnosis

   diagnosed

3. I can't __________________________ ( = don't have enough money to buy) these brand-name

drugs.

   pay

   afford

   pay off

4. My doctor told me I was __________________________ for diabetes ( = that there was a chance
I'd develop diabetes).

   at risk for

   very risky

   a risk taker

5. You should never neglect the __________________________ of an illness. Go see a doctor

immediately!

   warning signs

   warning touch

   road signs

6. D: Do you have a __________________________? P: No, my temperature is normal.

   burn

   thermometer

   fever

7. It's not hopeless. This is something we can __________________________.

   treat

   treatment

   give treatment
8. General __________________________, which makes you unconscious, is used for some
procedures.

   anesthesia

   narcosis

   passing out

9. I need to have surgery. = I need to have an __________________________.

   operative

   operation

   apparatus

10. Let me ask you a couple of questions about your medical __________________________.

   life-history

   past

   history
1. After you see a doctor, you might have to schedule a __________________________
appointment to see how things are progressing.
   follow-up
   follow-through
   fellowship

2. I think this might be the __________________________ of your illness.

   cause
   reasoning
   reason

3. I think this might be the __________________________ behind your illness.

   reasoning
   cause
   reason

4. D: Do you have any allergies? P: Yes, I'm __________________________ to penicillin.

   having an allergy
   allergic
   allergy

5. A person who specializes in a particular field of medicine is called a

__________________________.
   surgeon
   special doctor
   specialist

6. My back is __________________________ me! = My back hurts very much!

   killing
   destroying
   paining

7. Does this __________________________?

   hurt
   pain
   painful
8. It's too early to __________________________ a diagnosis.
   express
   tell
   make

9. She is __________________________. = She is taking birth control pills.

   on pills
   on the pill
   on a pill

10. I almost __________________________ ( = lost consciousness) from the pain.

   passed forward
   passed out
   passed over

1. I haven't been able to sleep in three days. I think I might have ________.
   insomnia
   a cold
   the hiccups

2. Drinking water is one way to get rid of ________.

   the hiccups
   illness
   fever

3. He smokes too much. Just look at the way he ________.

   spits
   sleeps
   coughs

4. The baby was ________ a fever, so they took him to see the doctor.
   causing
   running
   having

5. The doctor prescribed ________ for my rash.

   water
   lots of rest
   an ointment

6. It's possible to become addicted to ________.

   pain killers
   water
   a fever

7. After Will fell off his bike, his mother dressed his ________.
   wound
   blood
   damage

8. I ________ my ankle when I was playing basketball.

   ran
   fell
   twisted

9. Drinking tea with honey can help soothe ________.

   a hurting throat
   a hurt throat
   a sore throat

10. It's Spring, and my ________ are acting up again.

   allergies
   allergic
   allergic reaction

1. My doctor ________ some medicine for me.

   prescribed
   persuaded
   persisted

2. I'm having ________ sleeping.

   hard
   trouble
   difficulty

3. The doctor told me to ________ the pills three times a day.

   take
   eat
   consume

4. He ________ a few tests. = He performed/did a few tests.

   hurried
   carried
   ran

5. To come ________ with something = To become ill/sick

   clean
   out
   down

6. You can expect to make a ________ ( = complete) recovery.

   full
   fully
   fool-proof

7. A general practitioner can ________ you to a specialist.

   bring
   refer
   report

8. A test to check your blood is called a ________.

   blood exam
   blood test
   blood trial

9. This woman has lost a lot of blood; She might require a ________.
   blood test
   blood bank
   blood transfusion

10. My doctor was able to ________ and treat my disease.

   tell
   diagnose
   say