FINAL MEDICAL ENGLISH EXAM

NAME: …………………………………………………………………GROUP…….

The patient comes to the emergency room, with abdominal pain, began
approximately 8 hours ago, in the right upper quadrant, colic type, with
an intensity of 6/10, which increases with movement. The patient reports
that she took a pill to relieve the pain, it worked for a few hours, but then
the pain intensified even more.
She also tells us about episodes of nausea and vomiting on 2 occasions,
after having eaten fatty food (pork) at a new restaurant. In the last few
hours, she also has noticed a rise in her temperature before her
admission to the hospital, in addition to an increase in pain with an
intensity of 10/10 that radiates to the shoulder and back and the area is
very sensitive to touch.

1. According to the current illness, fill in as appropriate. (10 pts.)

Site: ________________________
Onset: _______________________
Character: ____________________
Radiation: _____________________
Associated symptoms: __________________
Timing: ________________
Exacerbating and _________________________
relieving factors: __________________________
Severity: ________________
Evolution: _________________
2. According to the current illness, mention two possible diagnoses.
(2 pts)
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3. Mention three main backgrounds and exemplify one of them. (3 pts)
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4. Mention four main regional exams and exemplify one of them (4 pts)
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5. In your own words, how useful is medical English for your career? (1 pt)
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