KINDS OF

PAIN
 Kinds of Pain
1. Part of the body + ache
A toothache / a headache / a backache
I.g: I have a toothache

2. A sore + part of the body

a sore arm / a sore knee
I.g: I have a sore arm

3. get + (kind of physical problems )

The flu / a fever / a bad cough
I.g: I get a fever

4. I experience + (kinds of symptoms or physical problems)

I experience low back pain / difficult breathing

5. I suffer from + (kinds of certain illness)

I suffer from cancer / constipation
KINDS OF
DISORDERS
NO DISORDER MEANING
1 Heart attack Serangan Jantung
2 Chickenpox / smallpox Cacar
3 Measles Campak
4 Gestational Diabetes Diabetes
5 Breast cancer Kangker payudara
6 Nasal Congestion Hidung Mampet
7 Cervical cancer Kanker Serfix
8 Dengue fever DBD
9 Miscarriage Keguguran
+, -, ?
Present
(+) She gets a fever
(-) She doesn’t get a fever
(?) Does she get a fever?

Past
(+) She got a fever yesterday
(-) She didn’t get a fever yesterday
(?) Did she get a fever yesterday?
Asking about condition

What’s your problem ?

How are you today ?
What makes you call me ?
What’s your chief complaint ?
What’s troubling you ?

What’s the matter with you ?

What’s wrong with you ?
What seems to be bothering you ?
what are the symptoms?
what is she complaining about ?
Asking for consultation

What is wrong with you?

I got a sore arm yesterday. When I visited my
friend’s house, I rode my bicycle and fell
accidentally. My arm hit the rock. It was hurt.

What is the matter with your son?

My son suffers from measles. This morning I saw
red spots on his face. Maybe skin rash. He also got a
fever
Conversation practice
Midwife : Good Morning Mrs Maria.
I need to fill a medical record about your health status
Patient : Sure
Midwife : Your complete name ?
Patient : Intan Wahyuni
Midwife : What is your complete address?
Patient : I live at Ir H. Juanda, number 3, Cirebon.
Midwife : What makes you come to hospital?
Patient : I have a backache.
Midwife : Where is the pain, could you point at the pain ?
Patient : It’s around here (pointing at the location of pain)
Midwife : Did you take any medicine for your pain?
Patient : No,I didn’t
Midwife : Do you know the cause of pain ?
Patient : I don’t know
Midwife : What’s the pain like ?
Patient : It’s sharp and stabbing
Midwife : How often do you feel the pain ?
Patient : It’s occasional.
Midwife : Well, thank you Mrs Maria for your information.
I will report this to your obstetrician .
Exercises:
 Make questions and answers using these words!

Chicken pox, Measles, a shore throat, a bad cough, a

toothache
Useful Vocabs
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