LISTENING SUB-TEST

OET 2.0 LISTENING TASK 11

Part A
In this part of the test, you hear two different extracts. In each extract, a health professional is
talking to his patient. For questions 1 to 24 complete the notes with the information you hear.

Now, look at the notes for extract 1.

Extract 1: Questions 1 to 12

You hear a doctor talking to a patient called Mr. Jonathan. For questions 1 to 12, complete the
following notes with a word or short phrase.

You now have thirty seconds to look at the notes.

Patient : Mr. Jonathan:

Age : 50

Symptoms &disease : jaw pain. (numbness and tingling along the jaw, teeth and tongue)

Patient’s description of symptoms: pain and numbness in jaw for the past six months

: dental evaluations were normal

: diagnosed for throat infection and prescribed

(1)

: taking cough drops

: lost the (2)

: numbness on the left (3) l and jaw extends

from the angle of jaw to lip

: gained about 20 pounds of weight

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: getting headaches (4)

: no spasm on jaw

: habitual to chewing tobacco, but stopped recently. Using

Nicorette gum.

Medical history : had a (5)

Medications : Tylenol

Allergies : allergic to (6) Feels dizzy or lightheaded.

Physical examination : Blood pressure is 138/82, pulse 64, temperature 98.3, weight 191
pounds

: (7) is normal with good moisture

: decreased sensation to left jaw extending to the left lateral tongue and
Left (8)

Diagnosis : The (9) shows a moderately deviated nasal septum to the

left, (10)

Impression : (11) of left manual teeth and tongue

: suspected for neoplasm within the mandible

: developed hypogeusia with loss of taste

: (12) (dry mouth syndrome)

Extract 2: Questions 13 to 24

You hear a physician talking to a patient called Mr. Tulensru. For questions 13 to 24,
complete the following notes with a word or short phrase.

You now have thirty seconds to look at the notes.

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Patient : Mr. Tulensru:

Age : 63

Symptoms &disease : symptoms of heart failure, stress & fatigue, shortness of breath

Patient’s description of symptoms: shortness of breath with exertion. feeling stressed and
fatigued

: attacks of severe shortness of breath and coughing while

sleeping

: developed (13) and had a mild leg swelling

: no angina, palpitations or syncope. Irregularity in pulse

: symptoms have worsened over past ten months

: gained weight about 20 kg over past one year

: doesn’t smoke, but drinks, no diabetes mellitus or heart

murmur

Medical history : had (14) surgery 7 years ago. Had trauma to his
(15)

Medications : Aspirin 81 mg daily and (16) pill at 5 mg or 2.5 mg 1 tablet daily

for stress

Allergies : none

Physical examination : blood pressure is 120/70 in each arm, pulse is 80 beats per minute

: breathing is two times per minute and unlabored

: lungs are clear to (17)

: first and second heart sounds are normal, has a fourth heart sound and a
(18) Precordial impulse is enlarged

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Diagnosis : electrocardiogram shows (19)

: (20) was 19.7 milliliters per kilogram of body mass per minute, that is
consistent with mild cardiopulmonary disease.

: thyroid stimulating hormone - 1.33, glucose is 97 and creatinine is 0.9 potassium is

4.3

: echocardiogram shows a dilated cardiomyopathy with (21) of 15%

: post-stress ejection fraction is 33% & left ventricular cavity appears enlarged

Impression : dilated cardiomyopathy of uncertain etiology and (22)

Further treatment : (23) lisinopril 2.5 mg daily,

: and a beta-blocker, carvedilol 3.125 mg twice daily

: a loop diuretic, furosemide 20 mg daily.

: echocardiogram ordered after three months

: If the left ventricular function has not improved then a

Prophylactic use of an (24)

Now look at Part B

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Part B
In this part of the test, you will hear six different extracts. In each extract, you’ll hear people
talking in a different healthcare environment.

For questions 25 to 30 choose the answer (A, B, or C) which fits best according to what you
hear. You will have time to read each question before you listen to the audio. Complete the
answers as you listen the audio.

Now look at question 25

Extract 1

(25) You hear a physician explaining to his staff about Azotemia.

Insufficient flow of fluid through the kidney results in;

A. Intrinsic azotemia

B. Prerenal azotemia

C. Postrenalazotemia

ANSWER:

Extract 2

(26) You hear a physician explaining to his nurse about bilirubin blood level.

Which of the following statements best suits this extract?

A. Increased level of bilirubin causes icterus.

B. Enzyme deficiency increases the bilirubin level resulting in icterus.

C. Enzyme deficiency results in Gilbert’s syndrome, making the sclerae appear yellow.

ANSWER:

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Extract 3

(27) You hear a physician explaining to his nurse about celiac disease.

Which of the following statements best suits this extract?

A. Only 1% of people worldwide actually develop celiac disease.

B. About 40% of people worldwide develop celiac disease.

C. Gluten free diets are the best method to get rid of celiac disease.

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Extract 4

(28) You hear a physician briefing his junior staff about Precision Medicine.

Which of the following statements best suits this extract?

A. Precision medicine strategy is in increase to treat the disease based on the genes and
environment of each patient.

B. Precision medicine is not a new strategy, it has been in practice for many years, for instance,
in blood transfusion.

C. The role of precision medicine in disease treatment has been very rare so far.

ANSWER:

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Extract 5

(29) You hear a physician briefing his junior staff about alopecia areata.

If the entire scalp becomes harless, the condition is called;

A. Alopecia totalis

B. Alopecia universalis

C. Alopecia areata

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Extract 6

(30) You hear a physician briefing his junior staff about cytochrome c oxidase deficiency.

Which of the following diseases is caused by severe cytochrome c oxidase deficiency?

A. Hepatomegaly

B. Myopathy

C. Hypotonia

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Now look at Part C

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Part C
In this part of the test, you'll hear two different extracts. In each extract, you'll hear health
professionals talking about specific aspects of their work.

For questions 31 to 42 choose the answer (A, B, or C) which fits best according to what you
hear. Complete the answers as you listen the audio.

Now, look at extract one.

Extract 1

Questions 31 to 36

You hear the doctor briefing his staff about the Different types of Biopsies used in Cancer
Diagnosis.

You have 90 seconds to read questions 31 to 36

(31) Which of the following statements is correct?

A. A small cylinder of tissue is removed in fine needle aspiration.

B. The diagnosis in fine needle biopsy can be made on the same day at times.

C. Needle used in fine needle aspiration are slightly larger than that used in core aspiration.

ANSWER:

(32) Which of the following is also known as the cytology test?

A. Core biopsy

B. Usage of a special vacuum tools in biopsy

C. Fine needle aspiration

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(33) Removal of complete tumor is called;

A. Excisional biopsy

B. Larger core aspiration

C. Incisional biopsy

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(34) A vertical cut is made from the upper to lower abdomen to remove samples through;

A. Laparotomy

B. Mediastinoscopy

C. Laparoscopic biopsy

ANSWER:

(35) A squamous cell cancer is removed through;

A. Laparotomy

B. Excisional biopsy

C. Shave biopsy

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(36) Which of the following statements is incorrect?

A. Lymph nodes are the primary parts that are affected due to cancer metastasis.

B. Shave biopsies are used for suspected melanomas of the skin.

C. Sentinel lymph node mapping helps to decide which lymph nodes to remove for biopsy.

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Extract 2

Questions 37 to 42

You hear the doctor giving a lecture to the junior doctors on different types of Kaposi
Sarcoma.

You have 90 seconds to read questions 37 to 42

(37) Which of the following type of blotches are not formed by abnormal cells of Kaposi
sarcoma?

A. Purple blotches

B. Black blotches

C. Brown blotches

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(38) Often skin lesions of Kaposi sarcoma appear on the;

A. Neck

B. Leg

C. Hands

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(39) Which of the following statements is correct?

A. A patient is considered to have AIDS when Kaposi sarcoma occurs in the HIV patients.

B. AIDS outbreaks occur only when the virus completely damages the immune system.

C. HIV infected patients are AIDS patients.

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(40) Which of the following statements is incorrect?

A. Classic Kaposi sarcoma occurs in Eastern Europe.

B. Classic Kaposi sarcoma is more common in women than men.

C. The lesions in classic Kaposi sarcoma do not grow quickly.

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(41) Which of the following statements is incorrect?

A. Endemic Kaposi sarcoma occurs in younger people, under 40.

B. Malaria is a cause of Endemic Kaposi sarcoma.

C. Endemic Kaposi sarcoma occurs in people over 40.

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(42) Which of the following statements is correct?

A. Discontinuing immunosuppressive drugs is a cause of Iatrogenic Kaposi sarcoma.

B. Organ recipients should not take immunosuppressive drugs after transplant.

C. Immunosuppressive drugs increase the chances of the herpes virus infection.

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