Методологическая разработка по английскому языку на тему «GENERAL MEDICAL CASES: CHEST PAIN AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH»

МЕТОДОЛОГИЧЕСКАЯ РАЗРАБОТКА ПО АНГЛИЙСКОМУ ЯЗЫКУ

НА ТЕМУ «GENERAL MEDICAL CASES: CHEST PAIN AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH»

Warm-up

·         How to describe pain?

·         What is shortness of breath?

·         What can be the reasons of the shortness of breath?

Vocabulary

Read the text

Chest Pain and Shortness of Breath

 History

A 29-year-old woman complained of a sudden onset of right-sided chest pain with shortness of breath. It woke her from sleep at 3.00 am. The pain was made worse by a deep breath and by coughing. The breathlessness persisted over the 4 h from its onset to her arrival in the emergency department. She has a slight non-productive cough. There is no relevant previous medical history except asthma controlled on salbutamol and beclometasone. There is no family history of note. She works as a driving instructor and had returned from a 3-week holiday in Australia 3 weeks previously. She had no illnesses while she was away. She has taken an oral contraceptive for the last 4 years.

URL: https://www.moscmm.org/pdf/100_Cases_in_Clinical_Medicine.pdf  

Answer the questions

1.       What did the woman complain?

2.       When did it begin?

3.       When was the pain made worse?

4.       How long did the breathlessness persist?

5.       Does she have a cough?

6.       What is her previous medical history?

7.       Does she take medications?

8.       Is there family history of note?

9.       Had she been abroad recently?

10.   Did she have illnesses while she was away?

Follow-up

·         What examination and investigation should be provided?

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