ENGLISH FOR NURSING

ROUTINE CHECKUPS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Name : Dina Midiani

Class : 2A PSIK

NIM : 1020031037

Once you have completed the module, you’ll be able to:

 Read aloud the reading text,

 Identify the answer of reading comprehension questions,
 Find and define the specific terms, and
 Arrange an imperative.

VOCABULARIES AND PRONOUNCIATION

Direction. Practice the following pronunciation. Repeat each word for three times.

1. Important /imˈpô rtnt/ (adj) : penting

2. Serious /ˈsirēəs/ (adj) : serius
3. Life-threatening /līf ˈTHretniNG/ (adj) : mengancam nyawa
4. Complete /kəmˈplēt/ (adj) : lengkap
5. Prevent /prəˈvent/ (v) : mencegah
6. Verify /ˈverəˌfī/ (v) : memverifikasi
7. Estimate (v) : memperkirakan

READING ALOUD
Direction. Read aloud the text below.

Routine Checkups
Website excerpt

Welcome to www.annualcheckups.org. The main aim of our website is to

offer advice on the required or recommended check-ups that everyone should
have annually. You will learn why you should treat check-ups as a mandatory
activity and depending on whether you are a woman or man which diseases
you can screen for. Moreover, you will obtain information on how to prepare
to a check-up so that it is effective and reliable.

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Why check-ups matter

Is there anything more important than your health and the health of your
relatives? Of course there isn’t, so it’s time you took charge of your health and
scheduled an appointment with your doctor to discuss the tests and
screenings you need. This will help identify health problems before they start
or at their early stage, when you have better chances for a successful treatment.
This is the best thing you can do to stay healthy!

How should I prepare?

First of all you need to review your family health history. It is one of the
most important risk factors for serious health problems such as heart
disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer. When you present your family health
history to your specialist, they will assess the risk of a disease and recommend
measures you can take to prevent it, such as doing exercise, changing your diet
and so on.

What are the fundamental things to check?

Regardless of your gender, the one thing you should get is an annual blood
test. It is the most important step an adult person can take to prevent life-
threatening diseases, as its results can help you notice any critical changes in
your body before they manifest as a serious health issue.

There are many blood tests you can get, but the most important ones are the
complete blood count, the chemistry panel and the fibrinogen. Let’s now
explain what each procedure involves. The complete blood count offers
information on the number, percentage and concentration of platelets, red
blood cells, and white blood cells. Therefore, it is useful in the detection of
such health disorders as an infection and anemia.

The chemistry panel gives information on such parameters as

total cholesterol, high-density and low-density lipo-protein (HDL and LDL)
or blood glucose. This can help detect problems such as diabetes and coronary
artery disease.

The fibrinogen level test’s importance cannot be underestimated as well. The

level of fibrinogen increases when tissue inflammation occurs, and since
atherosclerosis and heart disease are inflammatory processes, this test can
help assess the risk of heart disease and stroke.

With the blood test done, you should also screen for various types of cancer,
some of which may affect both men and women, e.g. colorectal cancer.
There are a few screening methods to detect it, of which colonoscopy is most
accurate. You should have the test done if you are over 50, or younger if there
were cases of colorectal cancer in your family.

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One other thing everyone should monitor regardless of their gender is
their Body Mass Index - BMI. With obesity being a serious social issue in
developed countries, it’s good to be aware whether you are overweight and
should think about your diet more carefully. You don’t need to consult a
specialist in order to calculate your BMI - simply use the calculator that can be
found in the ‚Extras’ section of our website.

I am a woman, what should I check?

If you are a female, then apart from the aforementioned tests and screenings,
you should have a BRCA genetic test done. This is the test of two genes,
BRCA 1 and BRCA 2, which are responsible for the production of tumor
suppressor protein. When these genes are mutated or altered in any way, cells
are more likely to develop genetic abnormalities leading to cancer, in
particular breast cancer. Another type of cancer that women should screen
for is cervical cancer. The test which facilitates its detection is called a Pap
smear and it should be done every three years.

I am a man, what should I check?

If you are over 50, you should definitely get screened for abdominal aortic
aneurysm, especially if you have ever been a smoker. Abdominal aortic
aneurysm, or AAA for short, is a bulging in the body’s largest artery - the
abdominal aorta. AAA may burst which can result in severe bleeding or even
death. To verify whether you are at risk of AAA occurrence, you can have
ultrasound examination done, which is absolutely painless.

A type of cancer that is male-specific is called prostate cancer. The test

commonly used to screen for it is called DRE, which stands for digital rectal
exam. It involves a manual examination of the rectum to estimate the size of
the prostate and feel for any lumps or abnormalities. (Source:
https://www.medicalenglish.com/module/core/unit/14/reading)

READING COMPREHENSION

Direction. Decide whether the statement is true or false based on the text above.

1. It’s highly recommended to screen your family health history for risk
factors.

True
Fals
e

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2. Some of the most important annual blood tests are: the chemistry panel,
complete blood count and fibrinogen.

True
False

3. If you’re worried about having colorectal cancer, make an appointment to

have a colonoscopy done.

True
False

4. Monitoring obesity can be done by calculating BMI.

True
False

5. A smoker should definitely get screened for cervical cancer.

True
Fals
e

VOCABULARY
Direction. Find seven specific terms on the text above. Find and write the definition.
Number 1 to 3 are for your examples.

1. Risk factor: something that increases the chance of developing a disease

2. Complete blood count (CBC): a group of tests that evaluate the cells that circulate
in blood including red blood cells (RBCs), white blood cells (WBCs), and platelets
(PLTs)

3. Body Mass Index (BMI) : a measure of body fat based o height and weight that
applies o adult men and women

4. Appointment : which is an expression used to make an agreement or several

agreements to meet or do something with other people at a certain time (a
predetermined and mutually agreed time)

5. prostate cancer : is cancer in men that develops in the prostate gland, and is
characterized by impaired urination.

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6. Obesity : the condition of being grossly fat or overweight.

7. digital rectal exam : clinical examination is often performed as a diagnostic stage

of various diseases such as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and hemorrhoids.

8. prostate cancer : is cancer in men that develops in the prostate gland, and is
characterized by impaired

9. Screen : a fixed or movable upright partition used to divide a room, give shelter
from drafts, heat, or light, or to provide concealment or privacy.

10. Cholesterol : a compound of the sterol type found in most body tissues.
Cholesterol and its derivatives are important constituents of cell membranes and
precursors of other steroid compounds, but a high proportion in the blood of low-
density lipoprotein (which transports cholesterol to the tissues) is associated with
an increased risk of coronary heart disease.

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