1. Introduction
Review and practise useful language used in the medical profession.
2. Taking a medical history
Practise taking a medical history, and summarising a chief complaint.
Speaking Tutorial 1
3. Diagnostic hypotheses and studies
Review diagnostic test vocabulary, then practise writing a diagnosis and diagnostic study request.
Writing Tutorial 1
4. Giving the patient information
Study strategies and language for giving patients and medical staff information, and for giving bad news to a patient.
Speaking Tutorial 2
5. Documenting findings
Practise reading reports and articles, scientific vocabulary, and writing a case study.
Writing Tutorial 2
6. Medical presentations
Watch, analyse and practise a short medical presentation.
Language review
The Language review is a summary of the vocabulary, grammar and useful phrases you have studied.
Final test
Check what you have learnt.
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minute
minute (adj)
extremely small
aged
aged (adj)
matured
bedside
bedside (n)
area at the side of a bed
blister
blister (n)
a painful swelling on the skin that contains fluid
cheek
cheek (n)
the soft part of the face between the mouth and ear
clench
clench (v)
to close your hand tightly
cloves
cloves (n)
the sections or segments of a garlic bulb
compelling
compelling (adj)
forceful
crushed
crushed (adj)
squashed and broken by pressing
deeply
deeply (adv)
profoundly
dose
dose (n)
a specific quantity of a drug
forearm
forearm (n)
part of the arm between the wrist and elbow
gall_bladder
gall bladder (n)
a small organ connected to the liver that stores bile, a liquid to help digestion
gallstone
gallstone (n)
small piece of hard material that forms in the gall bladder
garlic-free
garlic-free (adj)
without garlic
itchy
itchy (adj)
when you feel that you need to scratch part of the body
jury
the jury is still out (exp)
a decision has not yet been reached
less-than-ideal
less-than-ideal (adj)
not as good as it should be
lip
lip (n)
the soft red edge of the mouth, we have two lips
maker
maker (n)
a manufacturer
mild
mild (adj)
not extreme or severe
pollen
pollen (n)
a powder produced by the male part of a flower
prick
prick (v)
to make a very small hole in the skin using a sharp instrument
puffy
puffy (adj)
full, slightly swollen
rash
rash (n)
an area of small red spots on the skin
redness
redness (n)
the quality of being the colour red
rule_out
rule out (v)
to exclude from consideration
runny
runny (adj)
when the nose produces more mucus than usual
scaling
scaling (n)
small flat hard pieces of skin, like the skin of a fish
seal
seal (n)
a marine mammal that comes out of the water to sleep on the ice or land
set_out
set out (v)
to begin a serious attempt
sham
sham (adj)
something false that is said to be real
shift
shift (n)
work hours during the day or night
side_effect
side effect (n)
a secondary effect, usually undesirable
split_into
split into (v)
divided into
swab
swab (n)
small piece of soft material for cleaning or taking a small sample of substance from part of the body
track
track (v)
to observe the process of
unclench
unclench (v)
to open your hand after clenching it
windpipe
windpipe (n)
tube that carries air from the throat to the lungs (trachea)