By: Maikol Vega and

Nicole Gonzalez

Homework && Conceptual

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Part 1

Try to get English meanings of the following words in pairs

a. head injury warning card: it´s a card that doctors in some occasions
gave to patients that had suffer a head injury for example injuries
caused by events such as a car crash or being violently shaken, also
can cause brain injury.
b. safety netting: is information shared with a patient or their career
designed to help them identify the need to seek further medical help if
their condition fails to improve, changes, or if they have concerns about
their health.
c. pain killers: a drug that is used to reduce or remove physical pain.
d. unrousable: That cannot be aroused.
e. flare up: a situation in which something such as violence, pain, or
anger suddenly starts or gets much worse.

Part 2

Reading on page 24. The first column of the reading is for you to select the
unknown words and get a synonym
word synonym
Lumber spine Backbone
Higher Elevated
Femoral neck Hip
Remaining Residual
Health Healthiness
Weight Gravity
Sample Model
Physical Constitution
Training Instruction
 Bearing Moving
Findings Suggestion
Relationships Connection
Density Hardness
Whole Complete
increased Increase

Part 3

Introduction to Obstetrics Unit 4 (page 28) Work on Listening part activ

1, 2, 5 page 29. Signs and symptoms (page 29 ) items 1 to 5
1. A: The doctor breaks the news to the patient that she´s pregnant.
B: Patient attends appointments to the monitor.
C: He drinks just minutes after being born and his umbilical cord can
also be seen
D: Patient is doing exercises for pregnant women to have an easier or
simpler labor.

2. The incidence of cesarean section in the UK was 23 per cent of labors

in 2002. Nine per cent are pre-labor. How do these statistics for
cesarean section in the UK compare with your country?
A: The incidence of cesarean births in Panama is between 27 to 29%.
In other words, almost three out of ten children born in public and
private hospitals in the country are delivered in the cesarean section.

5. Who do you think says the phrases? Listen to the rest of the
conversation. What do the phrases mean?
1. You´re probably about four weeks gone.
A: Doctor : Mrs. Canterbury is four weeks pregnant.
2 We can usually get a clear picture.
A: Doctor- that at twelve weeks of pregnancy a better image is obtained.
3 I take it ...
R/ Doctor= The doctor asks if she will have her baby in the hospital.

4 I do skip meals sometimes when I'm rushed.

R/ patient=That she doesn't eat her meals at the right times.

5 There are certain things you need to steer clear of.

R/ Doctor= That you should stay away or stop eating shellfish and cheese.

6 I haven't been on a binge for ages.

R/ patient= He has a couple of drinks sometimes but he hasn't drunk in excess
for a year.

Signs and symptoms

Lay words and medical terms

What does the patient mean? Work in pairs. Translate the lay words into
medical terms.
1 I haven't had a period for three months now.
R/= amenhorroea

2 I've been feeling sick in the morning. I keep throwing up, especially in the
morning, and it's worrying me.
R/= morning sickness

3 I haven't been for two days and it's the second time it's happened.
R/= constipation

4 I think I've got piles.

R/= haemorrhoids

5 I've come out in this rash on my tummy and arms. My mum says it will go
when the baby's born, but I don't know.
R/= prurigo of pregnancy (PEP)
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