Exercises

Задание 1. Ответьте на следующие вопросы по содержанию текста:

1. What is correct diagnosis based on?

2. What are the usual methods of patient’s examination?

3. What does inquiry reveal?

4. What does inspection reveal?

5. What can be determined by palpation, auscultation and percussion?

6. How does the doctor take the patient’s temperature, blood pressure?

7. What is the patient’s normal pulse?

8. Which are the usual laboratory studies?

9. In what case is it necessary to make biopsy?

10. What modern methods of investigation do you know?

Задание 2. Переведите следующие слова и словосочетания на английский язык:

Осмотр пациента, частота пульса, пальпировать лимфатические и слюнные железы, жалобы пациента, страдать от, цитологические исследования, тоны сердца, начало заболевания, рентгенологическое исследование, мазок, внутренние органы, внешний вид пациента, мокрота, причина смерти, перкуссия, определять, современные методы исследования.

Задание 3. Выберите нужное слово или словосочетание для того, чтобы закончить предложение:

1. Inquiry reveals … (past history, patient’s appearance, family history).

2. Palpation reveals … (edema, family history, growth).

3. Counting the pulse reveals … (blood count, pulse rate, respiratory rate).

4. X-ray examination reveals … (hypertension, bone lesions).

5. Inspection reveals … (heart sounds, past history, appearance of the patient).

Задание 4. Ответьте на предложенные вопросы согласно модели:

Model: A.: - When do we ask the patient “How old are you?”

B.: - We ask it if we want to find out his age.

1. Who are you? – (name).

2. What are you? – (occupation).

3. When did you fall ill? – (date of the onset of the disease).

4. What are you complaining of? – (patient’s symptoms and complaints).

5. What diseases have you had? – (patient’s past history).

Задание 5. Согласно модели, назовите инструменты, которые используются при осмотре и обследовании больного:

Model: a) Bronchoscope – to inspect the interior of the bronchi.

b) A broncoscope is an instrument used for inspecting the interior of the bronchi.

1. Gastroscope – to inspect the interior of the stomach.

2. Phonendoscope – to perform auscultation.

3. Cystoscope – to examine the bladder.

4. Otoscope – to inspect the ear.

5. Thermometer – to take the patient’s temperature.

6. Opthalmoscope – to visualize the eyeground.

7. Reflex hammer – to check the patient’s reflexes.

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Задание 1. Запомните значения следующих слов и словосочетаний.

1. vital(ly) жизненный

2. device устройство, механизм

3. accurate точный

4. screen экран

5. to stress подчеркивать

6. to possess владеть, обладать

7. to enable давать возможность, позволять

8. proper нужный, необходимый

Задание 2. Прослушайте текст и постарайтесь понять его содержание:

TEXT

Great progress of medical science and technology made it possible to control over the vitally important functions of the human organism using advanced diagnostic apparatuses and instruments.

Computer ultrasound devices make an accurate diagnosis of a great variety of diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lungs, stomach, etc.

Everything happening in the patient’s organs is immediately registered and shown on screens and indicators. By studying the results of these investigations the physician can make a correct diagnosis and plan the necessary treatment. For example, doctors know much about cardiovascular diseases thanks to radiographic examination of the heart and other methods of ultrasound diagnostics.

It must be stressed that each hospital now possesses new ultrasonic apparatuses, which enable physicians to make diagnosis and administer proper treatment.

Задание 3. Ответьте на вопросы к тексту.

1. What diagnostic apparatuses help doctors to control over the functions of the human organism?

2. Do you know the examples of using ultrasonic devices for diagnostics?

3. Are there any ultrasonic apparatuses in hospitals and clinics in your town?

Задание 4. Воспроизведите текст на английском языке.