OET listening; Heart 1
Infections; Heart 2
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''Today I'll delve ino the intricate world of vasculitis, inflammation of blood vessels''. What is ''intricate''?

having a lot of different parts and small details that fit together

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Infection that originates from outside sources.

exogenous

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ruthless

determined to get what you want and not caring about others

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Emotional distress and cognitive impairment  are one of the common sleep deprivation symptoms. What is ''impairment''?

damage

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Unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient. None of the blood tests showed anything ..... Both tried to behave as if nothing .... had happened 

untoward

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1. If vasculitis goes unchecked, it can lead to irreversible organ damage. What is ''irreversible''?

2.Often vasculitis mimics common conditions making its identification a daunting task for many physicians. What is ''daunting''? 

1. not able to be undone or altered.

2. making somebody feel nervous and less confident about doing something; likely to make somebody feel this way SYNONYM intimidating, unnerving

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1. Carriers may harbour organisms in the throat. What is ''harbour''?

2. The drug attenuates the effects of the virus. What is ''attenuate''?


1. contain

2. weaken

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1. shrewd and astute

2. come across as; strike somebody as

1. good at judging people and situations

2. give certain impression

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1. to give something officially to somebody/something for a particular purpose A large sum has been .... for buying new books for the library.

2.  something to deserve praise, attention, etc. SYNONYM deserve. He claims that their success was not ...ed. The case does not ... further investigation.



1. allocate

2. merit

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1. Voluntarily or without outside intervention. I hoped the problem ’d clear up of its .....

2. Not damaged or impaired in any way; complete. Her skin integrity is ....

1. of one's own accord

2. intact

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1. News recently highligthed a controversial study suggesting that low dose immuno suppression might be equally effective in certain vasulitides. What is ''controversial''?

2. Lowering doses may reduce side effects but the risk of flare-ups increases potentially damaging vital organs like kidneys. What is ''flare-up''?

3.Excitingly research into biologic agents is gaining traction. What is ''gain traction''?

1. causing public disagreement

2. outburst of inflammation

3. the extent to which an idea, a product, etc. becomes popular or gains support

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1. A  sudden feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in temperature, often with copious sweating.

2. A  sudden feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in temperature, often with copious sweating. What is ''copious''?

3. Which blood vessels carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart?


1. rigor

2. abundant

3. arteries

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1. assertive

2. conceited

3. conscientious

1. behaving confidently so that people take notice of what you say.

2. self-important, arrogant

3. taking care to do things carefully and correctly

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1. try, attempt. An .... to reduce serious injury.

2. make practical and effective use of. Vitamin C helps your body ... the iron present in your diet.

3.To supply or produce something positive such as a profit, an amount of food or information. Researchers have already developed  a urine test that .... results in 12 hours

1. endevour

2. utilize

3. yield

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1. Requiring much skill or effort; challenging/difficult; Strict, making others work hard or meet high standards; not easily satisfied. ''He was a  ... baby, and rarely slept through the night"

2.a situation in which something such as violence, pain, or anger suddenly starts or gets much worse; outburst of inflammation

3. something to make an illness or a bad or unpleasant situation worse. synonym exacerbate. Pollution can ..... asthma.

1. demanding

2. flare-up

3. aggravate

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1. Vasculitis is a complex multifaceted decease which offers exciting research opportunities. What is ''multifaceted''?

2. It's a call to action for the medical community to continue refining our approach. What is ''refine''?

3. Find out why the doctor thinks you need to persevere. What is ''persevere''? 

4. Encourage the patient to persist with L-DOPA, by explaining the consequences. What is ''persist''?

1. having many sides. მრავალშტრიხოვანი

2. perfect, improve

3. to continue trying to do or achieve something despite difficulties

4. to continue to do something despite difficulties or opposition, in a way that can seem unreasonable

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1.Patient's ….  beat was displaced to the anterior axillary line.  

2. The immune response may not be strong enough to destroy the intruder. What is ''intrude''?

3. In these latent infections, the TB bacterium may be dormant. What is ''dormant''?

4.  Researchers have already developed  a urine test that yields  …. in 12 hours


1. apex

2. encroach, invade

3. temporarily inactive

4. result

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1. diffident 

2. aloof and stand-offish

3. cunning and crafty

4. virtue


1. shy

2. distant

3. foxy; clever but dishonest

4. good or desirable quality opp. vice

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1. An illness, typically a minor one. Studying the effects of prolonged space travel on the human body could offer insights into aging-related .....

2. an important discovery or event that helps to improve a situation or provide an answer to a problem: Scientists are hoping for a ..... in the search for a cure for cancer.

3.possible and likely to be achieved SYNONYM practicable. It's just not ... to manage the business on a part-time basis.

4. A thing that limits something, or limits your freedom to do something. Space travel is no longer limited by engineering ....

 

1. ailment

2. breakthrough

3. feasible

4.constraint

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1.make (suffering, deficiency, or a problem) less severe. He couldn't prevent her pain, only ... it.

2. Of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning. Many patients suffer ... symptooms.

3.experience or be subjected to (something, typically something unpleasant or arduous). He .... a life-saving brain operation.

4. extremely painful. synonym agolizing

1. alleviate

2. vague

3. undergo underwent

4. excrucuating

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1. Pyrexial, febrile

2. Look at the lips, tongue and nails for blue discoloration of ..... which can be central or peripheral.

3. Measure the blood pressure and assess ... venous pressure. (JVP)

4. The normal position of apex beat is the fifth left intercostal space, one centimeter medial to the .... line.  

5. Listen to murmurs and other abnormal sounds, for example .... rubs beginning at the mitral area.

  

1. feverish

2. cyanosis

3. jugular

4.midclavicular

5. friction

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1. Drug prophylaxis to prevent malaria. What is ''prophylaxis''?

2. Dyspnea is caused by exertion. What is ''exertion''?

3. an audible raspy breathing sound, a medical sign present in some patients with pleurisy and other conditions affecting the chest cavity. 

4. period of contraction of the ventricles (პარკუჭი) of the heart that occurs between the first and second heart sounds of the cardiac cycle

5. Auscultation

1. treatment given or action taken to prevent disease.

2. to make a big physical or mental effort

3. pleural friction rub

4. systole

5. listening to the sounds of the body during a physical examination with a stethoscope.

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1. embellish

2. talk up

3. economical with the truth

4. gloss over

5. unpalatable

1. add details

2. exaggerate

3. lie

4. avoid answering

5. hard to accept

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1. Never stopping. Their bodies would be devastated by the .....ly hostile environment of space.

2. a situation, an event, etc. that makes it difficult for you to do or achieve something SYNONYM hindrance. A lack of qualifications can be a major ..... to finding a job.

3.Say or do something to remove the doubts or fears of (someone). ... patient by explaining the results.

4. exclude someone or something as a possibility. Further testing had ...ed out any infection.

5. to explain or understand something exactly. It’s difficult for patient to .... actual start of the pain.


1. remitting

2. obstacle

3. reassure

4. rule out

5. pin down

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1. to burn yourself or part of your body with very hot liquid or steam. Be careful not to .... yourself with the steam.

2. to speak angrily to somebody, especially a child, because they have done something wrong SYNONYM rebuke. •He ....ed them for arriving late.

3. ecstatically happy.

4. not justified or authorized. I am sure your fears are ....  Sustained and ... cheerfulness.

5. To start to talk about something that is not connected with the main point of what you are saying.  The patient’s speech is pointless with ....ions at times

1. scald

2. scold

3. elate

4. unwarranted

5. digress digressions

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