ABBREVIATIONS
TRICKY WORDS
TRANSLATION IN THE CONTEXT
MINDFUL QUESTIONS
SYNONYMS
100

What does VS mean?

 vital signs

100

Wall 

стенка внутреннего органа

100

What is the recommended understanding of "drug" as mentioned in the text? The first focused on a process invisible to most doctors and nurses: the drug dispensing system in the pharmacy.

A medicine or narcotic

100

In the context of medical language, how are false friends characterized?

Words with completely different meanings

100

Physician 

General practitioner

200

What does CBC  stand for?

Complete Blood Count

200

Bed 

ногтевое ложе

200

What is a characteristic feature of "clean" surgery as described in the text? Approximately I in 30 "clean" surgeries (surgeries characterized by an uninfected wound).

Uninfected wounds

200

How should the term "provider" be interpreted in the medical context?

A medical staff member

200

Medical examination

Medical check –up

300

What is the abbreviation COPD stand for?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

300

Cap

себорейный дерматит у новорожденного

300

According to the text, how should the term "report" in a medical context be understood? He filled a report in the patient's card.

A record of events

300

What does the phrase "treat angina" specifically refer to?

Treating chest pain due to ischemic heart disease

300

To exhale

To breath out

400

What is the meaning of «Sx.» ?

surgery

400

Trailer

турунда

400

What is the recommended understanding of "drug" as mentioned in the text? The first focused on a process invisible to most doctors and nurses: the drug dispensing system in the pharmacy.

A medicine or narcotic

400

The term "pressure ulcers" refers to what condition?

Necrosis due to constant pressure

400

To faint

To  pass out

500

What does «adm» stand for?

 Admission

500

Hood 

бокс для асептических манипуляций

500

What does the phrasal verb "put up with" mean in the context of the text? Even if x-rays were free and patients and staff were willing to put up with the procedure and additional radiation exposure, keeping anesthetized surgical patients on the table any longer than strictly necessary is not without its own risks.

To tolerate

500

What is the meaning of "adverse event" in this medical context?

Unfavorable surgical outcomes

500

Dyspnea

Shortness of breath