Методологическая разработка по английскому языку на тему «GENERAL MEDICAL CASES: WEAKNESS»

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НА ТЕМУ «GENERAL MEDICAL CASES: WEAKNESS»

Warm-up

·         How to describe pain?

·         What is weakness?

·         What can be the reasons of weakness?

Vocabulary

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Weakness

History

A 76-year-old woman presents to the emergency department complaining of an episode of weakness in her right arm and leg. She was sitting down with her husband when the weakness came on and her husband noticed that she slurred her speech. All of the symptoms resolved within 10min. Her husband has noticed two to three episodes of slurred speech lasting a few minutes over the last 6 months but had thought nothing of it. Two months earlier she had a sensation of darkness coming down over her left eye and lasting for a few minutes. She has had type 2 diabetes mellitus for 6 years, controlled on diet. She is hypertensive and suffered a myocardial infarction 3 years previously. She smokes about 10 cigarettes per day and drinks alcohol rarely. Her only medication is enalapril for her blood pressure.

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

Answer the questions

1.       What is the woman complaining of?

2.       Where is the weakness located?

3.       How did it happen?

4.       Where there other symptoms?

5.       How long did the episode last?

6.       Has there been more episodes of slurred speech over the last time?

7.       What other relevant symptoms did she have before?

8.       What is her medical history?

9.       What are her bad habits?

10.   Does she take medications?

Follow-up

·         What examination and investigation should be provided?

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