Checking patient details

Reading 1 Reaa these patient details and answer the questions.

GP (general
practitioner) = General Hospital
family doctor Patient details
$4r First name(s)t KLJI.S Surname: t.{eQpgald
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Gender:E tvt tr F Marital status: gitqlo

DOB: 13..93,118L. Occupationi .aa.\$+.l4e-!.ip,I A.erlel.
Add ress: . .5 Q.att iS QJpe*., No-tt i r4hau..Nqt..1Q.e.

rer (aob.i.le) 1.7.71. Q9.? 5llll . Email: Vagd.enal.dQtejeep.ce'uV

GP: Q.Cfa*4a t4i.l!at
Next of kin: .S^uzAw.*.5 tle.ge.vlald Relationship to patient: fla!.hA.f..

1 Is the patient a man or a woman?

2 When is the patient's birthday?
3 What is the patient's job?
4 Is the patient married?
5 Who is the patient's family doctor?
6 Who is Suzanne McDonald?
Listening 2 Listen to two conversations and tick / the information the person
asks for.
1 The adviser asks for the patient's
! name and surname. ! telephone number.
! date of birth. ! email address.
! address. ! next of kin.
2 The nurse asks for the patient's
! name and surname. ! telephone number.
! date of birth. ! email address.
! address. ! marital status.
3 Listen again and complete these tables.

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Patient name James (1) Patient name Amir (4)

Next of kin | (2) DOB (5) _
Telephone (3) _ Address
(6) 81 Avenue Mahmoud
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- Email I 0) @teleco.com

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1 cough 8 runny nose

2 dizzy 9 skin rash
3 earache l0 sore throat
4 fever ll stomachache
5 headache 12 sweaty
6 itchy 13 swollen glands
7 nauseous 14 tired
Pronunciation 2 Listen and check your answers in 1. Then listen again and repeat.

Speaking 3 Work in small groups. What do

you think are the top five reasons
for visiting a GP in the UK? Put the
Top 5 reasons for visiting the GP
symptoms in the correct order
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common. Then check the answers at n earache n cough
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n sore throat
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 Assessing common childhood diseases
Vocabulary 1 Work in small groups. Match photos A-C to the childhood diseases l-3.

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1 rubella 2 measles 3 mumps

2 Work in pairs. Match the symptoms in the box to the childhood diseases
in 1. Write I ior rubella, 2 f.or measles or 3 for mumps above each word. Some
symptoms can appear in more than one disease.

cough fever headache nausea rash runny nose sore throat swollen glands

Reading 3 Read this patient education leaflet and check your answers in 2.

MMR information leaflet

What is MMR?
The MMR vaccine protects your child against these highly infectious childhood diseases:
measles, mumps and rubella.

What are the syrnptorns?

. measles: cough, fever, rash, runny nose and sore throat
. mumps: fever, headache, nausea and swollen glands
. rubella:fever, headache, rash (red-pink colour), runny nose, sore throat and swollen glands

When to give the vaccine

. When your baby is l3 months old, mal<e an appointment with your family doctor or
public health nurse for the first MMR vaccine.
. At 4-5 years your child will receive the second vaccine (or booster) at schoor.
+ The vaccines are free of charge.
What happens after the vaccination?
Does your child have a feverl ls the injection area sore, swollen or redl lf yes, give your
child paracetamol or ibuprofen.

4 Work in pairs. Read the leaflet in 3 again and answer these questions.
I Who is this leaflet for?
2 What do the letters MMR stand for?
3 How old are children when they receive the MMR vaccine? (2 answers)
4 Some children have symptoms after the vaccine. What are they?
5 How much does the MMR vaccine cost?
6 What is the treatment for these svmptoms?

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Vocabulary 1 Wort< in pairs. Match l-7 in the illustrations to words a-g.

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a) antiseptic wipe
b) cotton ball -
c) needle -
d) plaster -
e) specimen- tube
f) syringe -
g) tourniquet
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Reading 2 Complete these- instructions for taking a blood sample with the words in 1.
DI I Put a(n) over the cotton ball and check the patient feels OK.
ii) I I Pull out the needle and put a(n) onto the wound. Press hard.
iiD I I Ask the patient to roll up their sleeve and use a(n) to clean
the patient's arm.
i") E E Write the patient's full name and DOB on the
v) f] I Tie the -
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into the vein.
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vi) I f] Use the to fill the tube with blood.
3 Match the instructions (i-vi) in 2 to the illustrations (A-F) in l. Then put the
instructions in the correct order (l-6).

Speaking 4 Work in pairs. Put the words in 1-6 in the correct order to make sentences.
I for me / your sleeve / please / roll up
2 disinfect I first I let me / your arm
3 the tourniquet / let me / round your arm / tie
4 a small pin prick I will I feel / you
5 to your arm / cotton ball / hold / this
6 for a minute and / your arm / press hard / bend

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