Diseases
What illness do you usually have when you have a high temperature and body aches?
Flu/influenza
What medical professional helps doctors and takes care of patients in hospitals?
A nurse
What are symptoms of hypertension? (2)
high blood pressure, headache, feeling dizzy
What do you take to reduce pain or fever?
painkillers
Money paid to protect yourself in case you need to go to the hospital or before travelling abroad.
health insurance
Name 3 children illnesses
smallpox/chicken pox, measels, runny nose, sore throat
Explain who is GP - say in full and what does he do?
general practitioner, is usually the first doctor you visit when you are sick - not a specialist
The illness that has pain in the throat and difficulty when swallowing is usually:
a sore throat
What do doctors give you to fight bacterial infections?
antibiotics
to arrange a specific time to see a doctor for a check-up,
to make an appointment
What illness affects the lungs and makes breathing difficult?
Asthma / Pneumonia
Which medical professional performs operations in a hospital?
a surgeon
If you feel dizzy, these are common symptoms? At least 2
loss of balance
feeling weak
nausea
What does it mean if a medicine must be taken “on an empty stomach”?
you can´t eat before taking pills
the place where a doctor sees and treats patients
doctor´s surgery
Which long-term illness causes problems with blood sugar levels?
Diabetes
The doctor who treats babies, children, and teenagers
a pediatrician
Twisting the foot wrongly while walking, running, or playing sports - what kind of injury is it?
a sprayned ankle
When a wound, cut, or broken bone recovers, it..... (say the verb)
heals
What department treats patients with serious injuries or sudden illnesses?
emergency
Which illness was called the Black Death in the Middle Ages?
Plague
Who is paramedic?
the doctor who gives first aid and emergency treatment and helps patients at accidents or medical emergencies
What is the medical term for pain that persists for months or years?
chronic pain
The process of getting better after an illness, injury, or medical treatment - r...........
recovery
a part of the hospital - a room where patients stay while they are being treated
a ward